What is the whois server for .ie?
By default, whois server for .ie TLD is whois.domainregistry.ie. This can be used to fetch the .ie domain/website whois information. Extension .ie sponsoring organisation is University College DublinComputing ServicesComputer Centre and its registered on 27-01-1988.
Sponsoring Organisation Details
Belfield.
Dublin City, Dublin 4.
Ireland.
Usage
whois -h <whois server> <domain name>
For example
whois -h whois.domainregistry.ie hiox.ie