IE Domain Registry - Personal Domain Names, PDNs

IE Personal Domain Names (PDNs)

Personal IE Domains

Registration of personal domains has been available to individuals since Wednesday, 31st October, 2007 at 8am. This follows a seven week notice period, to allow time for sole traders, professionals, politicians, trademark holders who have not already registered their .ie Internet address, to do so under existing non-personal domain categories.

How to register Personal IE Domains

There are 4 steps to applying to register a Personal Domain Name.

1.Make sure your chosen domain name matches the correct format as listed below. Also ensure your chosen name is available by checking our Whois search facility located on the left side of this page.


Johnsmith.ie	[first name / surname]
Johnpaulsmith.ie	[first name / middlename / surname]
John-smith.ie	[first name / - / surname]
John-paul-smith.ie	[first name / - / middlename / - / surname]
Johnpsmith.ie	[first name / middle initial / surname]
John-p-smith.ie	[first name / - / middle initial / - / surname]
Jsmith.ie	[first initial / surname]


Jpsmith.ie	[first initial / middle initial / surname]
Jp-smith.ie	[first initial / middle initial / - / surname]
J-smith.ie	[first initial / - / surname]
J-p-smith.ie	[first initial / - / middle initial / - / surname]
Paulsmith.ie	[middlename / surname]
Paul-smith.ie	[middlename / - / surname]
Psmith.ie	[middle initial / surname]
P-smith.ie	[middle initial / - / surname]

N.B: It is NOT possible to register your surname only.

It is NOT possible to register your first name only.

It is NOT possible to register nicknames.

2. Check the list of supporting requirements below to ensure to can supply the right documentation.

If you are based in the republic:

Irish passport
Irish driver's licence
Irish revenue / social welfare document showing PPS number
Irish birth certificate
Irish marriage certificate
Irish utility bill (e.g.: NTL, Chorus, SKY / ESB, Airtricity / Bord Gais / Eircom / Vodafone, O2, Meteor, Three - bill pay phones only).

If you are based in Northern Ireland:

UK driver's licence with Northern Ireland address.
HM Revenue & Customs / Northern Ireland Social Security Agency document showing National Insurance number
Northern Ireland birth certificate
Northern Ireland marriage certificate
Northern Ireland utility bill (e.g.: NTL, Chorus, SKY, UTV Internet / NIE, Airtricity / British Gas / BT / Vodafone, O2, 3, T-Mobile, Orange, BT - bill pay phones only).

The IEDR strongly recommends that applicants do NOT send original documents. Copies of the original documentation will be acceptable.

3.Choose an IE Reseller below, fill out the application form on their website and submit to them the supporting documentation.

Table A
Silk Web Design Melbourne IT Limited Melbourne_IT Host Ireland Always Amber Eircom EuroDNS eMarkmonitor Inc	Spiral Hosting Darklite (iSeek Solutions Ltd) Myhost.ie Web World LGCSB Eurokom iSeek.ie	CSC Domains Inc. Hosting Ireland Magnet Business Webhost.ie Register.ie (Novara) Blacknight.ie IE Internet	UTV Internet Irish Domains Deep Blue BT Ireland Switchmedia ICCM Ascio Technologies Inc.	Elive Register 365 Digiweb Letshost.ie Lucidity Technologies


Table B

Web solutions ApS 4 Unlimited Hosting Com Laude Insight Internet Biznet Solutions Active Online Interpoint Technology InterNetX GmbH Register.it Modata DB Alliance Webtrade Anu Internet Services	InTech Ireland WebZone Instra Corporation Pty Ltd Weblink Electriclinks iPLANIT Equinox eBusiness Solutions Web Direct FBI Mister.ie Advanced Internet Marketing Happy People Solutions	Stormweb DomainNameShop BB Online Dragnet Systems SitesToGo Nuasoft Web Design Baker Consultants Rivertower Strencom Tibus Connect.ie Abu	Safenames Progress Systems TecSupport Hosting Kerna Communications HEAnet Techstore Domain Services Rotterdam TSG Fusio IEG Design The Net GKITS Ireland	Worldsites VC Computers Kildare Web Services PeWeb.NL Beecher Networks Webworks.ie Red Rhino Web Design eTailor Interfusion Networks Limited OVH