.ie WHOIS Lookup
.ie is Ireland's country code extension, and IE Domain Registry CLG keeps its registrations. Look up a .ie name here to see the holder's name, the registrar and the expiry date.
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.ie WHOIS Lookup: IE Domain Registry Records
.ie is the country code extension of Ireland and entered the root zone on 27 January 1988. Its registry is IE Domain Registry CLG, which answers WHOIS queries at whois.weare.ie. There is no RDAP endpoint for .ie in the IANA registry, which leaves port 43 WHOIS as the one structured source of Irish registration data. The .ie zone is DNSSEC-signed.
A .ie WHOIS reply is compact, with nineteen fields. It gives the creation, update and expiry dates, the registrar with its abuse email and phone, the status codes and the name servers. The holder appears only as Registrant Name, with no address, phone number or email. The administrative, technical and billing contacts are reduced to identifiers, and the billing identifier reads REDACTED FOR PRIVACY. To compare with other European registries, open the .eu WHOIS lookup or the .nl WHOIS lookup.
About the .ie extension
- Extension
- .ie
- WHOIS server
- whois.weare.ie
- RDAP endpoint
- This extension has no RDAP endpoint in the IANA bootstrap registry.
- Registry
- IE Domain Registry CLG
- In the root zone since
- 27 January 1988
- Holder data in the reply
- Name only, no address, phone or email
- RDAP
- None listed by IANA
- Last checked
- 12 August 2026
Looking for whether a name is still free, rather than who holds it? run a domain name search
WHOIS FAQ
Does a .ie WHOIS lookup show the domain owner?
Yes, a .ie record can show the holder's name on its Registrant Name line. A notice at the end of the reply says that holders whose name is not showing can ask their registrar or the .IE registry to publish it. A .ie record without a name therefore does not prove that a privacy rule hid it, since the holder may simply never have asked for publication.
How can I contact the owner of a .ie domain?
You reach the holder of a .ie domain through the registrar named in the record, because the WHOIS reply carries no address, phone number or email for the holder. The reply lists that registrar together with its abuse email and phone. If you think published data is wrong or should not be public, the registry notice sends you to the registrar or to the .IE Registration Services Department.
Where do I find the expiry date of a .ie domain?
A .ie domain expires on the date given on its Registry Expiry Date line, in UTC, while Creation Date and Updated Date show its first registration and latest change. The whois.com.tr result screen turns these into the domain's age and the days left before renewal. The renewal itself is handled by the registrar named in the same reply.
Why does the Registrar IANA ID read not applicable for .ie?
The field reads not applicable because .ie registrars are accredited by IE Domain Registry and hold no ICANN-issued IANA number. The .ie reply reuses the field layout of generic extensions, so the line stays in place even without a value. The registrar's name and abuse contact are filled in as normal.
What do server status codes on a .ie domain mean?
A .ie record can carry status codes that all start with server, such as serverDeleteProhibited, serverTransferProhibited and serverUpdateProhibited. These locks come from the registry itself, and a registrar cannot remove them. A transfer or update blocked this way needs IE Domain Registry to lift the lock first.
Can a WHOIS lookup tell me if a .ie domain is free?
Yes, whois.com.tr shows an unregistered .ie name as available. A registered name returns its record instead, with the dates, the registrar, the status codes and the name servers the domain points to. Name servers in the result are a quick sign that the name is already in use.