Domain name purchase & registration

flame123

Hi All;

hopefully this is the correct forum for this, if not .. can a mod move it

I am looking at purchasing a domain name that is currently available as a .ie name

However, I really do not know anything about buying & then registering it to use as a website later

Can anyone offer any advice please, there appears to be way too much choice to register the name .. lots of sites offering the service, but I need help sorting the "wheat from the chaff"

Many thanks in advance

drunkmonkey

You need to register the business name first if your not already in business https://www.cro.ie/Registration/Business-Name
Then you can apply for the domain.

Kenny Logins

drunkmonkey wrote: »

You need to register the business name first if your not already in business https://www.cro.ie/Registration/Business-Name
Then you can apply for the domain.

That's just one of many legitimate claims on a domain -

https://www.iedr.ie/register-a-domain/document-requirements/

Mrs OBumble

things are changing.

At least one company selling Irish domains has said that from (some date soon) anyone who already has an account with a .ie domain will be able to register more .ie domains with no further documentation required (apart form payment, of course!)

Graham

You don't need to register a business name, you haven't for a while now as you can apply under the discretionary rules.

As Mrs OB suggests, the rules are apparently changing at the start of March. Looks like it will be 'register what you want as long as you have a connection to Ireland'.

More details here:

https://blacknight.blog/final-call-ie-domain-name-video.html

mneylon

At the moment there are multiple ways to "claim" a .ie domain. 
The policy change will happen in March at some point, but the dates haven't been finalised yet.
The amount of paperwork involved has been greatly reduced with the key focus being on showing the "connection" with Ireland.

buzz11

Blacknight wrote: »

The policy change will happen in March at some point, but the dates haven't been finalised yet.

Any further info on when the new policy comes in?

daymobrew

buzz11 wrote: »

Any further info on when the new policy comes in?

21 March 2018 - https://www.iedr.ie/finalcall/