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Is .ie safe? The state of .ie domain security — Ireland
.ie is safer than the internet average. Across 247,226 graded .ie domains, 60.8% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 2.5% earn a B or better. Most .ie domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
In the .ie zone — covering Ireland — 54% of 183,755 graded domains earn an F, well below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 8.7% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.
Note: .ie is used as a proxy for Ireland based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .ie domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .ie domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 100 | 0% |
| A | 482 | 0.2% |
| B | 5,673 | 2.3% |
| C | 31,475 | 12.7% |
| D | 59,303 | 24% |
| F | 150,193 | 60.8% |
Does .ie make a domain secure?
No — and that's the most important thing to know. A domain's grade is decided by how it is configured (SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS), not by its ending. Choosing .ie doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .ie domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .ie safe?
On average, .ie is safer than the internet average: 60.8% of its 247,226 graded domains score an F as of 2026-08-16, against a 78.3% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.
How secure are .ie domains?
39.2% of .ie domains score above an F and 2.5% earn a B or better. The rest fail the basic externally observable protections, most importantly enforced SPF and DMARC, so they can be impersonated in email.
Does choosing .ie make my domain secure?
No. A domain's grade comes from how it is configured — SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS — not from its ending. A well-configured domain earns an A on any ending; an unconfigured one sits at F on .ie too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .ie domain?
It fails the basic protections we can observe from outside — above all, it has no enforced SPF and DMARC, so its email can be forged and its customers targeted with convincing fakes.
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