Growth, Private Sales and ‘The Brexit Effect’ – .IE Report
The total .IE domain database grew by 8.3% in H1 2019 compared to the same period last year, and by 39.7% compared to the same period five years ago, according to new figures published today in IE Domain Registry’s biannual .IE Domain Profile Report. At the end of H1 2019, there was a total of […]
August Bank Holiday Opening Hours
Monday August 5, 2019 is a Public Holiday in Ireland. Support will be available by email and live chat from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday. Telephone service will be provided for support, accounts and sales from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The usual on-call support will be available to colocation and dedicated server customers. Online domain […]
Dublin Maker: Inventors Take Over Merrion Square [Audio]
Jeffrey Roe is our guest on The Blacknight Podcast today. He’s one of the organisers of Dublin Maker, a free-to-attend, community-run event which will transform Merrion Square into a wonderland of inventors from all over Ireland on Saturday 20th July, during Dublin’s Festival of Curiosity. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or […]
‘Exceptional Growth’ as .IE Annual Report Shows a 29% Increase
IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the company responsible for managing the .IE registry, Ireland’s country-code domain name, has published its annual report and review for 2018. 51,040 new domain names were registered in 2018, an increase of 29.1% YoY (2017- 39,523). The total .IE domain database recorded 259,815 active domains by the end of 2018, up 10% […]
Got a Website Using a .Eu Domain? Enter the Web Awards!
EUrid, the .eu domain name registry, has been running the EU Web Awards for the last few years. The idea is pretty simple – if you have a website using an EU domain name then you can enter for free. What can you win? Win a 2 month billboard advertising campaign in Brussels AirportThe .eu […]
Blacknight Broadband, EA Access, Mobile Security – Tech Talk with Blacknight on KCLR [Audio]
Once again we’ve joined forces with local radio KCLR 96FM, to bring you a third season of Tech Talk on KCLR Drive, presented by Ken McGuire. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 18:01; 17MB; MP3. Blacknight’s Alan O’Reilly joins Ken McGuire every two weeks to talk tech. Afterwards, the show […]
Want a Job? We’re Hiring for our Sales and Finance Teams!
We are growing again, which means we’ve got a couple of openings on our team. So I will keep this short and to the point. First off, while we might have photos of shirts and ties our company dress code is pretty casual. Sure, you might have to wear a business attire in some situations, […]
Off to Marrakesh for ICANN 65
ICANN public meetings are held three times a year. The most recent one was in Kobe, Japan and the next one will be kicking off this weekend in Marrakesh, Morocco. As usual I’ll be there representing the company, while also sitting on the GNSO Council as one of the 3 representatives of registrars. ICANN operates […]
Facebook Crypto, Huawei, AI strategy – Tech Talk with Blacknight on KCLR [Audio]
Once again we’ve joined forces with local radio KCLR 96FM, to bring you a third season of Tech Talk on KCLR Drive, presented by Ken McGuire. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 20:37; 47MB; MP3. Blacknight’s Conn Ó Muíneacháin joins Ken McGuire this week to talk tech on the radio. […]
Final Call for .UK Right of Registration on Monday
If you have a .CO.UK domain name, you may also have the first option to register the equivalent shorter .UK domain name – but only if you do so before 25 June (i.e. on 24 June!) Prior to 2014, it was not possible to register a so-called second-level .UK domain. Registrants could only register a […]
Blacknight Backs Carlow Girls for Gaynor Cup
Carlow & District Juveniles League have run a girls’ soccer academy in Carlow for the past three years, and have competed with some success in the annual Gaynor Cup competitions. This year, Blacknight is delighted to sponsor the Carlow Team who will take part in the Under-15 Gaynor Cup, at UL from June 27 to […]
iTunes, Windows & Fathers’ Day Ideas – Tech Talk with Blacknight on KCLR
Once again we’ve joined forces with local radio KCLR 96FM, to bring you a third season of Tech Talk on KCLR Drive, presented by Ken McGuire. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 16:53; 15MB; MP3. Blacknight’s Alan O’Reilly joins Ken McGuire every two weeks to talk tech. Afterwards, the […]