.ie is the country code top level domain(ccTLD) for Ireland , a .ie domain name associated with your website or email demonstrates that your venture, club, organisation etc. is Irish or has a strong connection with Ireland.

.ie domain names can be registered directly with IEDR who currently charge €62.00 + VAT or through one of the IEDR accredited registrars such as ICCM, ICCM currently offers .ie domain name registration at a 75% discount to the IEDR price and ICCM also guarantees to offer the lowest .ie domain name registration fee in Ireland at just €13.99

Irish .ie domain name registrations operate in a different way to the registration of other domain names such as .com or .net domains. Irish .ie domain names are awarded by IEDR (Irish Domain Registry) only after you have demonstrated that you are entitled to the domain name that you are applying for and that you have a connection with Ireland.

.ie domains may be registered in any of the following categories:

• Personal Name
• Corporate Name
• Registered Trade Mark Name
• Registered Business Name
• State Agency Name
• Publication Name
• Educational Institution Name
• Politician's Name
• Unincorporated Association
• Personal Trading Name
• Discretionary Name

Charity names can also be registered, ICCM currently offers FREE .ie domain name registraion for registered Charities in Ireland and Northern Ireland, click here for further details