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Dublin Tech Summit gets underway today at the Convention Centre Dublin, and Blacknight is there with EURid, the EU domain registry. Come and say hello! We’re at stand D6, to the right of the hall as you enter, and near the stage. To celebrate, we’ve cut the price of .EU domains! Normally €6.95, you can […]
It’s International Women’s Day, and tonight in Dublin the Institute of Designers in Ireland will launch a gender equality initiative called Why Design. IDI President Kim Mackenzie-Doyle is our guest on today’s podcast. Click on the player below to play the podcast, or download it here: 11:23; 7MB; MP3. Why Design aims to encourage women to […]
Starting today, Ireland’s Number One domain registrar and hosting company is slashing the price of new .IE domain names to just €4.99*. The offer also applies if you are transferring an existing domain from another registrar to Blacknight. Now you can get the assurance of Blacknight’s unbeatable reliability and customer service at a ridiculously low price. But […]
2017 was the strongest year on record for registrations of new .IE domains, but it’s likely to be beaten by 2018 as registration rules are relaxed in March. That’s according to the latest dot-IE Domain Profile Report, published today by IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the company that manages and maintains Ireland’s official country domain name, […]
From Wednesday March 21, it will be easier to register an IE domain name, as registrants will no longer be required to demonstrate that they have a “claim to the name”. They’ll still have to show that they have a connection to Ireland, but questions about why they want to register a particular domain name will no longer apply. It’s a small change […]
Hot on the heels of last week’s New Year Domain Deals, here’s a further 20 top-level domains (TLDs) we’ve reduced to half-price* until further notice. These particular top-level domains correspond to valuable keywords, and they are priced accordingly. Half-price on these names adds up to significant savings on the first year of registration. These deals […]
It’s January, and we’re kicking off 2018 with incredible discounts on a selection of 154 generic top level domains. Prices are slashed dramatically on domain names, with discounts up to 95% and more on first year registrations, meaning you can get a meaningful, descriptive name for as little as €2.99*. We’re talking about new generic […]
My first job as a graduate engineer was with a female-led team on a telecommunications software development project. I loved it. We were part of a larger project; most of the developers were women. My team was led by a woman. The project technical coordinator was a woman. Not knowing any better, I thought this […]
The latest dot-IE Digital Health Index, published today is 49.0, up from 45.4 in March of this year. The dot ie Digital Health Index is a biannual report published by the IE Domain Registry, which assesses the number and quality of digital assets owned by Irish SMEs, such as websites, social media pages and e-commerce […]
Choosing a domain name for your business, or even your personal hobby, is important. Once chosen and implemented it’s often a costly exercise to change. It takes time to deal with the technical issues involved and it can even cost in lower search engine rankings and lost business. It has been considered that a shorter […]
Tickets for the 2017 Dot IE Net Visionary Awards are selling fast, and a capacity crowd is anticipated for the popular internet industry event at the RDS on 15 September. That’s according to Cathy McGovern of Inspiration Marketing, who is the current chair of the Irish Internet Association which hosts the awards, and our guest […]
Business confidence in Ireland is on the up according to a couple of new reports released this month. The 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Survey found there were almost 96 new Irish business owners every day in 2016, totalling 35,000 for the year. Another report from the company that manages the .ie domain, IE Domain […]