Dun Laoghaire is a great place to do business. It is home to more than 60 companies in the Digital Space, including a number of multinational players and fast growing newcomers. Only a 10-minute DART journey away from Grand Canal Dock and its global giants, Dun Laoghaire has a lot to offer. Of course we already know this, that’s why the we have been based here for more than 15 years. However not everyone is aware of the benefits of setting up a business in Dun Laoghaire and to that end an awareness project has been set up highlight what’s…

A recent report carried out by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources found that small Irish businesses that invest in trading online can expect to see positive returns. The research was conducted with over 800 companies that participated in the Government’s Trading Online Voucher Scheme and looks to measure the impacts trading online can have on SMEs. The research found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that SMEs that have an online strategy, seek expert help and invest time into online customer engagement can expect to see sales growth and increase their export potential. Further findings from the businesses that were surveyed included: o…

We were very happy to see that Ireland has now been added to the list of European countries that use the eCommerce Trustmark. The announcement was made last week at the Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) Retreat in Mount Wolseley. So what is a Trustmark? The eCommerce Trustmark is a non-profit trustmark based upon a common set of criteria which comply with the required levels of European law.  The Trustmark operates on a self-regulated basis and is widely available to companies that are involved in online and cross-border selling of products and services. The Trustmark will be administered in Ireland by REI….

Here at the IEDR we try not to rest on our laurels. We had an exceptionally busy year here in 2015 registering over 35,000 new .ie domain names. That’s a lot of domains and while we pretty much had predicted that growth we also recognised the pressure that it could put on our existing accredited registrars. To meet this anticipated increase in demand we carefully researched, evaluated and accredited an additional 10 new Registrar companies throughout 2015. We’re really proud of our new partners. They’re all experienced Registrars offering not only .ie registrations but many other additional services such as hosting, website…

We are delighted to be working closely with the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) during the upcoming Local Enterprise Week. The week runs from 7-11th March 2016 and we will be on hand to to offer our support and advice on registering a .ie domain name as various events throughout the week. We will be exhibiting at the business supports expo from 10am to 2pm as part of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown LEO ‘A future in the business world’ conference on Tue 8th March 9.30 -6.30pm at the Royal Marine Hotel Dun Laoghaire, http://bit.ly/21rb87V. We will also be presenting at Dublin…