independent.ie

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #3,777

independent.ie operates primarily as a news & media site, focusing on irish news. Independent.ie is the online platform for the Irish Independent, a major national newspaper in Ireland. It provides news, analysis, and commentary on Irish and international affairs, business, sport, and entertainment. It is operated by Independent News & Media, a subsidiary of Mediahuis.

Industry Category

News & Media

Platforms that produce or aggregate news and journalism content.

Related Topics

newsirelandcurrent affairspoliticsbusinesssport

Well Established

independent.ie is a well-established platform operated by Independent News & Media. Top 10,000 global website, 25 years old, high traffic. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 10,000 global website25 years oldhigh traffic
Real-Time Investigation

Investigate a Specific URL

Run a live threat scan to detect phishing, malware, and suspicious content on any URL from this domain.

Opens in a new tab for live analysis

Recent Threat Analysis

URLert analyzed recent scan activity for independent.ie

No public scans recorded recently

Be the first to run a threat analysis on this domain.

Developer API

Integrate Domain Intelligence

Access this classification data programmatically via our API.

GET /api/v1/classify?domain=independent.ie
{
  "domain": "independent.ie",
  "state": "developed",
  "stability": "permanent",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "news_media",
    "specialization": "Irish News",
    "secondary_purposes": []
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "Leading Irish national newspaper and news website",
    "summary": "Independent.ie is the online platform for the Irish Independent, a major national newspaper in Ireland. It provides news, analysis, and commentary on Irish and international affairs, business, sport, and entertainment.",
    "operator": "Independent News & Media",
    "parent_entity": "Mediahuis",
    "topics": [
      "news",
      "ireland",
      "current affairs",
      "politics",
      "business",
      "sport"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": false,
    "is_file_host": false,
    "is_url_shortener": false,
    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
    "is_form_builder": false,
    "is_document_host": false
  },
  "facts": {
    "created_at": "2001-01-12",
    "rank": 3777,
    "hosting_provider": "CLOUDFLARENET"
  }
}

Hosting

CLOUDFLARENET

Registered

Jan 12, 2001

Last Updated

Jan 6, 2026

Domain data sourced from WHOIS, Tranco rankings, and URLert's classification engine.