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Will the Irish ccTLD ".ie" be made available in Route53?

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I would ideally like to use ".ie" via Route53 as we are based here in Ireland, and ".ie" is the official ccTLD for Ireland.

I see that Gandi have supported it for some time and they are one of the Domain Name Registration Services that AWS is partnered with.

I know ".irish" is available, however my experience is that it has very limited use here, and does not hold anywhere near the same trust or predominance as ".ie"

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I apologize, but I don't have specific information about whether the ".ie" ccTLD (country code Top-Level Domain) will be made available in Amazon Route 53 in the future. Route 53 currently supports over 300 TLDs, but the ".ie" domain is not listed among the available geographic top-level domains for Europe in the current documentation.

While Route 53 does offer the ".irish" TLD, I understand your preference for ".ie" as it is the official ccTLD for Ireland and holds more trust and prominence in your local market. The ".irish" TLD, while related to Irish culture, doesn't carry the same weight or recognition as ".ie" for businesses based in Ireland.

It's worth noting that AWS is continuously working to expand its TLD offerings, but I don't have information on specific plans for ".ie". If you require a ".ie" domain, you may need to continue using a different registrar that supports it, such as Gandi, which you mentioned is partnered with AWS.

For now, if you want to use a ".ie" domain with AWS services, you could consider registering the domain through another provider and then using Route 53 for DNS management. This would allow you to take advantage of Route 53's DNS features while still using your preferred ccTLD. You can create a hosted zone in Route 53 for your ".ie" domain and update the name servers at your registrar to point to Route 53's name servers.
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Benefits of Domain Registration with Amazon Route 53 | Networking & Content Delivery
Geographic top-level domains - Amazon Route 53

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