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.ie

Introduced	27 January 1988 (1988-01-27)[1]
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	.IE
Sponsor	University College Dublin
Intended use	Entities connected with Ireland
Actual use	Popular in Ireland
Registered domains	331,876 (2022-12-04)[2]
Registration restrictions	"All applicants applying for a .ie domain name who are not situated in the 32 counties of Ireland, must demonstrate a real and substantive connection with Ireland (with the exception of those applying by means of Community Trademark)."[3]
Structure	Registrations are done directly at the second level.
Documents	https://www.weare.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Registration-and-Naming-Oct-20-Clean-1.pdf
Dispute policies	https://www.weare.ie/dispute-resolution/
DNSSEC	Yes
Registry website	https://www.weare.ie/

.ie is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) which corresponds with the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for Ireland. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) list the Computing Services Computer Centre of University College Dublin as its sponsoring organisation for the .ie domain.^[4] Since 2000^[5] the business of administrating the domain registry has been handled by IE Domain Registry Limited.^[6] Domain name registration is open to individuals located in, or with a significant connection with, any part of the island of Ireland.^[3]