Built on Trust. Strengthened for the Future.
Today, we’re sharing some exciting news about the future of Blacknight.
Blacknight is joining the Your.Online family, a group of founder-led digital businesses. This marks an important milestone in our journey and opens up new opportunities for growth, investment, and innovation.
Most importantly, Blacknight remains Blacknight.
Michele Neylon and Paul Kelly will continue to lead the company, our team remains in place, and the services and support our customers rely on every day will continue exactly as before.
From a House in Carlow to Customers Around the World
When Michele and Paul founded Blacknight in 2003, the goal was simple: help businesses and individuals build their presence online.
What started as a small hosting business operating from a house in Carlow has grown into Ireland’s leading domain registrar and one of the country’s most trusted digital infrastructure providers.
Today, we serve more than 90,000 customers across Ireland and in over 170 countries worldwide. We employ almost 60 people, operate infrastructure from multiple locations across Ireland, and continue to support businesses, developers, organisations, and entrepreneurs with domains, hosting, cloud services, email, colocation, and much more.
While a lot has changed over the last two decades, the values that built Blacknight have remained remarkably consistent: putting customers first, investing in reliable infrastructure, supporting the wider internet community, and building for the long term.
Why We’re Taking This Step
As Blacknight has grown, we’ve always focused on building sustainable, reliable services for our customers.
Joining Your.Online gives us access to a wider network of expertise, resources, and investment while allowing us to remain independent and continue operating under the Blacknight brand.
In practical terms, this means we will be better positioned to invest in our infrastructure, expand our services, strengthen security, and continue delivering the level of service our customers expect.
We chose this path because it allows us to continue growing without compromising the values and culture that have defined Blacknight since day one.
What Does This Mean for Customers?
For most customers, the answer is simple:
Nothing changes.
Your domains, hosting, email services, cloud infrastructure, support contacts, billing arrangements, and customer relationships remain exactly the same.
The same people are here.
The same team is here.
The same commitment to service is here.
What changes is the level of support and opportunity available to Blacknight behind the scenes.
As part of the wider Your.Online group, we’ll have access to additional expertise and resources that will help us continue improving our services and investing in the future.
Looking Ahead
This is not the end of a journey. It’s the beginning of a new chapter.
We are incredibly proud of what has been built over the past twenty-plus years, from our early days in Carlow to becoming a trusted provider for tens of thousands of customers around the world.
We’re equally excited about what comes next.
To our customers, partners, suppliers, and the wider internet community: thank you for being part of the story so far. Your trust and support have made this journey possible.
The future of Blacknight is bright, and we’re looking forward to building it together.
Michele, Paul, and the entire Blacknight team
About the Author: Chloe Murray
