Whats the craic with registering a .ie these days

clearz

Hi

I want to register my sirname as a domain. Unfortunitly the .com is gone but the .ie is not. I was looking on the IEDR website and they say you can only register first/last initial followed by a number like jc1.ie. Thats just stupid. Noone is gonna spent the price of a .ie for something like that. I also heard that they have relaxed the rules and wsa wondering what the chances of my getting my sirname.ie

Thanks

Goodshape

Register your surname as a business name.

Hagar

Those guys controlling .ie registrations have a lot to answer for not to mention the ludicrous amount of money they charge.

The name thing I think stems from someone using Bertie's name for a porn site. They have been leaned on and are right Nazis now.

Off topic a bit.

Its a bit sad that all Irish Airports are registered as .com not .ie

clearz

Goodshape wrote:

Register your surname as a business name.

I tought of that one but the domains are pricy enough without having to register a busness name also.

steve-hosting36

Unfortunately, the only way to register your name as a .ie is to trade using the name as a sole trader, or register a business name at the companies office (www.cro.ie)

mneylon

The CRO recently reduced the cost of registering a business name to €20 if done online.

As for IE domain pricing - shop around. You'll find prices as low as €42 and as high as €120 depending on who you choose.

clearz

so if i register "sirname systems" or "sirname designs" or something similar could i then register sirname.ie or would I have to register sirnamesystems.ie or sirnamedesigns.ie

Thanks

mneylon

I presume you mean "surname" not "sirname"....

Short answer - yes. If I held the RBN for "Neylon Systems" I would be entitled to register neylon.ie under the IEDR's rules.

dahamsta

You don't need the "sytems" or "designs", just register an RBN of your name. RBN's aren't unique.

adam

clearz

blacknight wrote:

I presume you mean "surname" not "sirname"....

Short answer - yes. If I held the RBN for "Neylon Systems" I would be entitled to register neylon.ie under the IEDR's rules.

Yes I mean surname. Sorry my spelling's a joke. Thanks for the help guys. Ill go with the systems one as im a programmer and it might come in handy.
Thanks again.

clearz

One last think I nearly overlooked. If I register a business name I dont have to go filing tax returns and all that do I.

dahamsta

clearz wrote:

One last think I nearly overlooked. If I register a business name I dont have to go filing tax returns and all that do I.

Short answer, no. There's a longer answer, but I don't have the energy.

clearz

Ken Shabby wrote:

Short answer, no. There's a longer answer, but I don't have the energy.

No problem thanks for the help.

rsynnott

Hagar wrote:

Those guys controlling .ie registrations have a lot to answer for not to mention the ludicrous amount of money they charge.

The name thing I think stems from someone using Bertie's name for a porn site. They have been leaned on and are right Nazis now.

Nonsense. That was a .com, and they're less strict now than they were then (not that that's saying too much).

cgarvey

With an RBN, you're essentially declaring yourself as trading as XYZ to the Revenue Commissioner. You're meant to file returns (so if you're registering an RBN as a person, rather than a company, you'll be filing a personal/self-employed return). If you're already a PAYE worker then you could easily prove you had 0 income (and therefore a zero return) related to your RBN. I really can't see Revenue chasing you up for a return, but you're "meant to" file one. Having said that, they've been getting strict on other previously thought to be minor offences, so it's a small risk you have to take. Once shown how to do a 0 return, you can do it online, easily and for free. Speak to an accountant or bookkeeper if you want specifics, coz I ain't one.

(that's the long answer adam was referring to, I assume!)

.cg