February 19, 2016

The launch of 1 and 2 letter IE domain names continues to the Landrush phase on February 21, essentially a pre-registration period with a premium price that reduces competition for registrations. Domains that have more than one applicant by the end of this phase, on March 22, will go to auction between March 29 and April 12. Our price per domain is €120 + VAT, which we believe to be the cheapest available, and renewals are at our standard rate of €20/year. The application fee is non-refundable, by registry policy.

If you’d like to register a 1 or 2 letter domain, please contact us or file a support ticket from our customer portal, as the domains have all been set aside by the registry, which interferes with the standard ordering process. We’ll place the order for you and an invoice will be generated, which will need to be paid before the order is placed with the registry. Note that the usual registration requirements for IE domains apply, and your supporting information will need to be supplied with the application. We’re happy to help with the details, just ask.

We expect all 1 letter domains to sell out during Landrush, and a large number of 2 letter domains. The next phase, General Availability (GA), will start on April 19, and domains will be available from that point forward on a first-come, first-served basis at our standard rate. We expect the vast majority of “good” 2 letter domains will be registered on the first day of GA, so we would strongly advise registering domain names that would be valuable to your business or organisation during Landrush.

Again, if you have any questions, just ask.