Politics.ie gone offline

Someone needs to have their finger on the re-register button once the time arrives. Take the domain over
 
AN2 said:
You mean you want an echo chamber (pats on the bum all round). Twas always thus
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I have never been afraid of decent debate, why do think I was barred from, Politics.ie / Boards.ie

I, was / am, too good at it so they barred me ! !
 
I welcome one and all

Which is how I voted in the poll yesterday..

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From my understanding,

The domain politics.ie has actually expired and gone through the full ICANN/IEDR lifecycle. I checked the WHOIS and here’s where it stands:
  • It was allowed to expire in July 2025.
  • It went into the redemption period (about 30 days where the owner could have paid a hefty fee to get it back).
  • It’s now in pendingDelete. That’s the final stage – lasts about 5 days.
  • After that, the domain gets dropped from the registry and anyone can grab it, provided they meet the .ie requirements (Irish address, citizenship, or business connection).
That’s why the site is down – the domain itself is on hold and no longer resolves. The old owners can’t save it at this point, even if they wanted to.

So basically, unless someone new registers it when it drops, https://politics.ie is gone for good. If someone does catch it, they could relaunch the site under the same name.
 
Who exactly is the owner? I remember some American lad named Montana or similar owned it about 8/10 years ago but I think he sold it again?
 
Jay Homer Simpson said:
Who exactly is the owner? I remember some American lad named Montana or similar owned it about 8/10 years ago but I think he sold it again?
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The owner I understand was DJ Baxter, he owned a few sites but passed in 2022. As to who was running it afterwards is anyones guess, probably had purchased a long license and it eventually ran out.

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RIP David Baxter

Unless I am mistaken, and if I am I apologise but over the last few days @djbaxter sadly passed away. RIP and thoughts go out to your family in this difficult time. https://localsearchforum.com/threads/remembering-david-baxter.59573
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Well, we are the last ones standing then. Boards is different but it could fold as well.
 
I will if I can. I am not at my computer though at the moment and needless to say I cant remember by password
 
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