Domain Name Registration - Personal Domain Names
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Domain Name Registration > Personal Domain Names
Personal IE Domains
Registration of personal domains will be
available to individuals from 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.Gather ALL your documentation together.
4.
Submit the supporting documentation by filling out the request form above after checking your domain is available, then Fax the documentation to us at +35374 91 29552
Some IE Resellers have indicated that they will be accepting pre-orders for personal
.ie domains. However if another applicant submits an application for the same
name as yours from 8am on the 31st October 2007, it will not be
possible to submit your application. Therefore there is no guarantee that a
pre-order will secure your chosen domain(s).
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