A new study from .ie, Ireland’s national domain registry, shows demand for a .ie web address or .ie email address across Roscommon continues to rise. It also reveals that the Irish construction sector has seen the highest increase in overall .ie database registrations.
Additional data from the .ie Domain Snapshot shows Irish companies and communities are continuing to embrace .ie domains with over 332,984 .ie addresses recorded nationally at the end of 2025. This represents a 2% increase year-on-year, while new registrations of .ie domains rose nationally by 9.5% to 50,584.
At county level, Roscommon accounts for 2,544 .ie domains, with 508 new registrations recorded in 2025. This represents a 37.67% increase in new registrations, placing Roscommon among the strongest-performing counties nationally for new digital business activity.
Growth has increased significantly countrywide, with 28 counties recording a spike in total .ie domains in 2025. This is the highest level of growth since the pandemic years. Similarly, 29 counties experienced growth in new registrations, compared with only eight counties the previous year, highlighting widespread resurgence in confidence and trust among .ie-registered Irish businesses.
The .ie Domain Snapshot also reveals that construction continues to lead growth across the .ie database, increasing by 4.19% year-on-year to 12,861 domains nationally, aligning with rising demand for housing nationwide. This is followed by Utilities (+3.54%) and Information and Communication (+2.89%), highlighting an increase in demand for infrastructure, energy and digital services.
Other sectors showing sustained growth and adoption of a .ie address include Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (+2.37%) and Professional, Scientific and Technical
Activities (+2.03%), reflecting increased online engagement from both creative and knowledge-based industries.
Cork also remains part of .ie folklore following last year’s record-breaking longest domain name. In 2024, a Cork-based website captured national attention with the web address ‘corkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcorkcork.ie’ at 63 characters long.
In 2025, however, the longest domain name title has been claimed by a Mayo business with tongue-in-cheek address ‘ohthegreenandredofmayoicanseeitstillitssoftandcraggyboglandsits.ie’, stretching to 66 characters, a playful nod to the now “infamous” Cork entry.
The study also shows a resurging grá for the Irish language. In 2025, new .ie registrations containing a fada increased by 69% year-on-year, signalling renewed interest in Irish-led branding and digital identity among businesses and communities across Ireland.
.ie continues to strengthen its position as Ireland’s leading domain extension, increasing its market share of hosted domains from 54.20% in 2024 to 55.75% in 2025. In addition, usage of .com declined by 1.39% over the same period, reinforcing the long-term shift towards trusted, local digital identities which demonstrate a clear connection to Ireland in the domain extension.
