RIP.ie

RIP.ie is an Irish obituary website dedicated to publishing death notices in Ireland.[1] The website allows funeral directors to post death notices on the website without additional costs to the family.[2] Founded in 2005, it is ranked 17 in the top 50 websites ranking in Ireland and is ranked 46 on Alexa's top websites in Ireland.[3][4]

RIP.ie
Type of site
Obituary website
Created by
  • Jay Coleman
  • Dympna Coleman
URLrip.ie
Alexa rank 46 (Ireland)
Launched2005 (2005)
Current statusOnline

History

Jay and Dympna Coleman, based in Dundalk, County Louth, founded the RIP.ie website in 2005.[5]

The website contains a service directory, which lists funeral directors, florists and caterers. It also contains an online shop selling handwritten sympathy cards.[6]

The restrictions on funeral attendences due to COVID-19 have seen a large increase in online condolences.

References

  1. Ryan, Nicky (10 June 2017). "'You can only do a funeral once, and you have to do it right': The story behind RIP.ie". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Contact RIP.ie - Publish a death notice". rip.ie. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Rip.ie Analytics - Market Share Stats & Traffic Ranking". similarweb.com. SimilarWeb. April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "rip.ie Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic - Alexa". alexa.com. Alexa Traffic Rank. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Website for bereaved relatives". independent.ie. The Argus. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. O'Connor, Amy (14 July 2018). "'Would you ever whisht up while I catch up on the death notices?'". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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