ccTLD data moving from RIPE db

> I followed with some interest the debate in this list 
> regarding ccTLD data 
> being removed from the RIPE db for .de.
> 
> Then today I got a mail from the .IE domain registry, asking 
> me to remove 
> entries from the RIPE DB for some .ie domains I have. So far so good, 
> except that the .ie domain registry does not have a functional whois 
> database to which we can move this data. If I comply, the 
> data will no 
> longer be accessible from any whois databse.
> 

I would assume that since the Irish Government Data Protection Act prvents
.ie informatio n from being accessed, this is indeed a valid request.

regards,

mally mclane
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