UK Domain “Right of Registration” Expiring Soon
If you’ve had a co.uk domain name for a few years you might have got email from us recently about a “reserved” .uk domain. What’s this all about? When Nominet, the domain registry for co.uk (and .uk and others) introduced registrations directly under .uk they put a layer of protection in place for existing holders […]
Brexit Impact on Hosting Services & Domains
As an Irish company we’ve been following the discussions around Brexit closely in the media for the last 12+ months. While, as we’ve said previously, we can’t get embroiled in the politics, we have to see how it will impact us and our clients. At present we still don’t know what kind of “deal” if […]
A Portrait of the Artist at Congregation: Podcast with Joan Mulvihill
Joan Mulvihill is our guest on today’s podcast, another in our series from Congregation, the unique unconference event held in Cong, Co Mayo. Blacknight is a sponsor of Congregation. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 17:27; 10MB; MP3. Joan Mulvihill is interviewed for the Blacknight Podcast, at Congregation 2018 […]
Join The Blacknight Engineering Team
Blacknight is hiring again; we’re looking for a Junior Engineer to join our engineering team based in Carlow. It’s a great place to live and work, easy to get to from the M9 Dublin – Waterford motorway, and offers an interesting and challenging career. We run a chunk of the Internet with infrastructure in Dublin and Carlow; […]
Win a €500 Voucher for Ireland’s Blue Book of Hotels and Country Houses
To celebrate Blacknight’s Sponsorship of the Best Website Category at The Digital Media Awards, 2019, we’ve decided to run a competition for a €500 gift voucher for Ireland’s Blue Book of Hotels & Country Houses! Ireland’s Blue Book is a romantic collection of Irish Country House Hotels, Manor Houses, Castles and Restaurants. Located throughout the island of Ireland, […]
Finalists Announced for Digital Media Awards
The finalists have been announced for the Digital Media Awards 2019, which will be held in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin on 15 February. Tickets are on sale now! Now in their 14th year, the Digital Media Awards recognise creativity and innovation across multiple areas of an ever-evolving sector which includes digital content creation, advertising […]
We’re on the Radio Again, with .IE Names for €4.99*!
Blacknight is back on the radio: our new campaign started yesterday on RTÉ Radio One. RTE Radio Ad for the Blacknight .IE Domain Sale (20 seconds) This time we’ll be advertising on 2FM as well: the ad will alternate between the two national stations each week. Like before, the message is short and sweet: communicating […]
Want a Job? We’re Hiring Again
I’ll keep this short, sweet and to the point. We’ve got a vacancy in our finance team which we’d like to fill. You can read more about the role here. Our headquarters are in Carlow, Ireland. And if you’d like to read more about why working for us in Carlow isn’t a bad thing then […]
Stop! Don’t Be Scammed into Buying a Domain for 10 Years
A large number of people have been in touch recently to seek our advice, after receiving emails soliciting them to buy the .COM equivalent of their .IE domain name for 10 years. While they may not be entirely fraudulent, these emails are certainly dishonest and misleading, and could lead people to pay far more than […]
It’s Here! The Big Blacknight Sale is On!
UPDATE: The Amazing Blacknight 2019 Sale rolls on into February! It’s 2019 and Blacknight is boosting business with these great new year offers on domain names and hosting! First, we’ve slashed the price on our most popular domain extensions: .IE and .COM! Both are reduced to just €4.99*! (Not enough? You can have them FOR […]
The Big Blacknight Sale Starts January 1st – But We’ve Already Begun!
We’re organising a BIG JANUARY SALE – beginning New Year’s Day we’ll have some very attractive special offers! BUT – we’ve already begun with some extra-early offers, valid until New Year’s Eve: Our .CLUB domain deal has been a huge success – but it must end on 31 December! Register your .CLUB name for only €0.89*! Also: .LONDON (€7.49*); .ME (€2.99*); .INFO (€2.99*); .CO (€10.99*) Our special offer […]
Behind the Scenes as Blacknight Prepares for Christmas! [Video]
For many of our customers, Blacknight is a website and an online service. Others engage with us online and on social media, and you’re always welcome to give us a call! But you don’t see the faces behind Blacknight that often – which is why I’m especially grateful to the brave staff who joined me […]