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Changing a Business Name

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  • 11-03-2013 12:06pm
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    Brendan Flowers
    Registered Users Posts: 1,378 ✭✭✭


    I registered a Business name 2 years for the sole purpose of getting a .ie domain. I've since closed down that website and the domain name expired. Im in the process of creating a new website which will require a .ie domain. Rather than register a new business name can I just change the old one to the name I want to use for my new website?


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    RedRockets
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭RedRockets


    Brendan Flowers wrote: »
    I registered a Business name 2 years for the sole purpose of getting a .ie domain. I've since closed down that website and the domain name expired. Im in the process of creating a new website which will require a .ie domain. Rather than register a new business name can I just change the old one to the name I want to use for my new website?

    If the new website is in the same industry as your old business name the answer is no. Just submit your old business name.

    If its a new area of business you have to prove to the domain registry that you are entitled to that new domain name. So they look for relevance.

    Hope that helps.


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    That is how boards.ie was setup.

    Company name was changed for one day.


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Things are much easier these days as you can now apply for a discretionary domain name as an individual.


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