Number of .ie website names tops 200,000 mark

The number of .ie domain website names has topped 200,000 for the first time.

According to a report by IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the company responsible for the management and administration of Ireland’s official internet address, there were almost 17,000 new .ie domain names registered in the six months between the last quarter of 2014 and the first quarter of last year — a net increase of 6,207 (6.4%).

The .ie domain registry has grown 26.5% in the last four years, with net new additions increasing by 67% in the last quarter of 2014 and the first quarter of 2015 compared with the corresponding period a year earlier.