The .ie ccTLD introduced IDN in .ie recently so that our local ccTLD could finally support the Irish language. You can now register a .ie domain using a fada (the accent) See http://fada.ie/ (disclosure: we run it)

Domainers had absolutely nothing to do with that decision. Zero. Nada.

While the takeup of IDNs in .ie hasn’t been exactly “huge” it has allowed companies and other organisations whose names included fadas to register their “real” name.

 

Regards

 

Michele

 

 

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From: UA-discuss <ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Andre Schappo <A.Schappo@lboro.ac.uk>
Date: Thursday 23 November 2017 at 10:07
To: Universal Acceptance <UA-discuss@icann.org>
Subject: [UA-discuss] Domainers

 

Would IDNs even exist today if it was not for Domainers? I suspect that IDNs would have been abandoned long ago if it was not for Domainers.

 

I believe that Domainers are the majority holders of IDNs. The dependency on Domainers is well emphasised in the thread http://www.idnforums.com/forums/35654-number-of-%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A0-registrations-takes-a-nosedive.html 

 

I think the international community should be acknowledging and thanking Domainers for their significant contribution to IDNs.

 

André Schappo