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Louth sees a fall in new domain registrations

The latest .ie Domain Profile Report 2024 was launched today

Louth sees a fall in new domain registrations

David Curtin, Chief Executive of .ie is pictured at the launch of the .ie Domain Profile Report 2024

Reporter:

Donard McCabe

06 Feb 2025 11:29 AM

Despite registering 982 new .ie domain names in 2024, Louth recorded a decline of 5.76% in registrations compared to registration levels in 2023, according to the latest .ie Domain Profile Report 2024, launched today.

The.ie Domain Profile Report 2024 gives a glimpse into future economic activity in Ireland, highlighting the value of a strong online presence in response the rapidly evolving digital landscape. 

The report reveals that .ie continues to hold majority share of Ireland’s hosted domains (54.2%) followed by .com (29.43%) and .uk (7.33%) with a 16% increase in the total .ie database over the past five years, despite marginal decrease in total database vs. 2023 (0.5%).
Now in its tenth year, the report is an annual exploration of the .ie database and is published by .ie, the national registry for .ie domain names. It also highlights the challenges and opportunities faced by internet users, businesses and government within Ireland’s online ecosystem.
.ie’s flagship Digital Readiness Monitor report published last August revealed that one in three (36%) websites in Ireland have a low or very low level of sophistication. .ie’s maintains that a website and the associated technologies it uses, serves as an indicator of how digitally advanced an organisation is.
If the website is modern, functional, and user-friendly, it says, it reflects that the overall approach to digital transformation and investment in technology. It is clear from .ie’s Domain Profile Report, and the Digital Readiness Monitor, that there is strong digital intention in Ireland; however websites are under-developed and digital growth is not yet possible.
In last year’s pre-budget submission, .ie called on government to invest in digital skills as an urgent requirement for SMEs and micro-businesses to compete on a global scale. Following the nomination of the current government it is the responsibility of Minister Jack Chambers, Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation, to make grants and programmes more accessible to SMEs to boost export sales through digital marketing and improve productivity through digitalisation. 
CEO of .ie David Curtin, emphasizing the importance of driving digital growth has said: "Since SMEs account for 99.8% of the number of companies in the Irish economy, supporting their growth and scaling efforts is crucial for a modern future-proofed Ireland.  
"The .ie Domain Profile Report shows that while there has been a lot of progress made in digital intent in Ireland, there is still a long way to go to convert this to real digital growth. The government must invest more in infrastructure and supports for SMEs to take them onto the next step of digitalisation."
 

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