IE-Annual-Report-2023

Contents 1 About .IE 2 Highlights 2023 3 Purpose and Strategic Priorities 4 Chair’s Statement 5 Chief Executive’s Report Governance 8 Board of Directors 9 Corporate Governance 12 Internet Governance 14 Policy Development Business Review 15 The .ie Domain Name System (DNS) 16 Cybersecurity: a key focus for the .ie namespace 18 Technical excellence 20 Data analytics and visualisation 21 Insights – research and reports 22 Growth and development of .ie 25 Profit-for-good mandate 26 Five Year Summary Financial Statements 28 Company Information 29 Directors’ Report 32 Independent Auditor's Report 35 Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 36 Statement of Financial Position 37 Statement of Cash Flows 38 Notes to the Financial Statements 50 Glossary of Terms