Who Owns Irish Web Hosts? Hosting Ireland, LetsHost and Blacknight in 2026

If you are comparing Irish web hosts, it helps to know whether the options in front of you are separate companies. This guide sets out, from each company's own pages and from public network registries, who stands behind Hosting Ireland, LetsHost and Blacknight. It states only what those sources show, all read on 14 October 2026, and then gives you a checklist to use with any host.

What each company says about itself

Start with the legal names, because they tell you who you are actually contracting with.

Nothing below is a criticism. Many good businesses sit inside larger groups. The point is that you should know which one you are buying from.

• Hosting Ireland: its About page names the legal entity as Team Blue Internet Services IE Limited trading as Hosting Ireland, company number 472520, with an address in Waterford, and says it is part of team.blue. Source: hostingireland.ie About page.
• LetsHost: its About page says it was founded in Galway in 2005 and became part of the team.blue group in 2019. Its site names the legal entity as Team Blue Internet Services IE Limited trading as LetsHost. Source: letshost.ie About page and shared hosting page.
• Blacknight: its About page describes the company as 100% Irish owned and based in Ireland, with its headquarters in Carlow. That is Blacknight's own description. Source: blacknight.com About page.

What that means: two names, one legal entity

Read the first two bullets again. Hosting Ireland and LetsHost are trade names of the same legal entity, Team Blue Internet Services IE Limited. They are two brands, run as two shops, but a contract with either is a contract with that one company.

For a buyer, this matters in a narrow way. If you are collecting quotes to get a spread of independent opinions, two of the three names lead to the same company. Their prices and terms are set separately and do differ, as our side-by-side comparison shows, but you are not getting two independent suppliers.

What the public network records add

Network registries are public. On 14 October 2026 the site addresses of hostingireland.ie and letshost.ie both sat inside the same registered address allocation, 185.43.232.0 to 185.43.235.255, according to RIPE's public lookup. RIPEstat shows both addresses announced to the internet as the same block, 185.43.232.0/22, by AS29550, whose holder is listed as SIMPLYTRANSIT Team Blue Carrier Limited.

In plain terms: both sites announce themselves to the internet from the same network block, run by a team.blue carrier entity. That is consistent with the group structure the two companies describe themselves.

For comparison, blacknight.com sat in a block named BLACKNIGHT-INFRA, announced by AS39122 in the name of Blacknight Internet Solutions Limited.

One limit matters. These records show who runs the address space and where networks connect. They say nothing about where any customer's server physically sits or what hardware runs it, and we draw no conclusion about either.

Why it matters when you choose

• Choice: if you want two genuinely independent quotes, check who owns each brand first.
• Contracts: your rights and fees come from the terms of the legal entity, so read the terms page of the specific brand you buy.
• Support and billing: ask whether accounts are managed by the brand you see or by a parent group.
• Moves later: a group can make it easy to move between its own brands. Check that moving away is just as easy.

What to ask any host before buying

• What is the legal name of the company I am contracting with, and its company number?
• Is it part of a larger group, and does that group run other brands I might be comparing?
• What is the price after the first month or first year, and does VAT apply?
• What is the minimum term, and what does it cost to cancel early?
• How do I get my files, database and email out if I leave?
• How is migration handled, and is it free?
• What is the refund window, and what does it exclude?

Where HostBible fits

HostBible is a separate hosting company with its own plans, listed on our web hosting page. We include free migration with every hosting plan and a 30-day money-back guarantee, and we are happy to answer the questions above in writing. For a wider comparison, see our guide to web hosting in Ireland.

Related guides

• Hosting Ireland Alternatives: How to Compare Them Fairly
• Irish Hosting: Introductory Prices vs What You Pay Later (2026)
• Moving Away From Blacknight: Site, Email and Domain