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


Table B

FBI Worldsites Reid Networks Mister.ie IEG Design Techstore Beecher Networks Advanced Internet Marketing Equinox eBusiness Solutions 4 Unlimited Hosting Progress Systems Fusio Priority Computer Services Ltd Insight Internet	eTailor Register.it Interfusion Networks Limited DB Alliance Red Rhino Web Design Domain Services Rotterdam TSG DomainNameShop iPLANIT HEAnet Webworks.ie Abu Kerna Communications	Interpoint Technology Anu Internet Services TecSupport Hosting Web solutions ApS Webfactory Accounts Dept Baker Consultants PeWeb.NL Dragnet Systems Irish Broadband Ltd Accounts CBG.ie Ltd. Ray Egan The Net Com Laude The Design Pool Accounts	Modata Tibus Stormweb SitesToGo Electriclinks Strencom InterNetX GmbH Rivertower Biznet Solutions Web Direct VC Computers BB Online OVH	Weblink Happy People Solutions Jenerate Limited Kildare Web Services Active Online WebZone Nuasoft Web Design Connect.ie BNC