.irish is a
generic top-level domain
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(gTLD). The rights to run the domain were applied for in June 2012 by Dot-Irish LLC, a
for-profit company in
California
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,
United States
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, as part of an expansion of generic top-level domains by
ICANN
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. The application was successful, and the domain opened for registrations on 17 March 2015, with public registration opened on 25 June 2015.
See also
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.ie
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.cymru
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.scot
References
External links
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Computer-related introductions in 2015
Irish diaspora
Top-level domains
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