Accessibility
· 24 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DWeb ManifestActionNot foundFIX
No web manifest found.
DDark Mode SupportActionNo dark mode signalsFIX
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
BLandmark Structure11 landmarksREVIEW
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.
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When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.
Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices
The skip-link anchor (e.g., `href="#main"`) points at an ID that has no corresponding element on the page. Activating the link does nothing -- a silent WCAG 2.4.1 failure that the visual link presence hides. Add `id="main"` (or whichever matches the href) to the target landmark.
Skip link points at an ID that doesn't exist on the page. The link looks fine visually but does nothing when activated -- silent WCAG 2.4.1 failure.
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Find the target landmark (typically <main> or the first <h1>) and add `id="..."` matching the skip link's href fragment. Test by tabbing to the skip link and pressing Enter -- focus should jump to the target.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.1
CHeading HierarchyAction52 headings, 3 skip(s)REVIEW
- H1 OnlineNews.ie
- H4 The Immigration Industry: The New Political Business Model skipped
- H3 Featured Posts
- H5 The Irish Government’s Double Standard on Racism: Should Dr Ebun Joseph Resign — and Should the Position Be Scrapped? skipped
- H5 Social Housing Rules Set for Major Clarity Test Under New Bill
- H5 BREAKING: Spain’s Civil Guard Detects Online Mobilisation Campaign as Fears Grow Over Possible New Mass Ceuta Border Crossing
- H5 THE GREAT DATA TAKEOVER: THE WORLD MUST STOP THE CORPORATE HARVESTING OF OUR PRIVATE LIVES
- H5 Stellantis Under Scrutiny: Fourteen Historic Brands, Billions Lost, Thousands of Jobs Gone – What Happened to Consumer Trust?
- H5 Ceuta Crisis: Chaos At The Border – A Deadly Warning for Europe – Lives Lost – Borders Breached – Communities Terrorised.
- H5 Has the Rose of Tralee Lost Its Way in the Age of Politics and Agendas?
- H5 FáilteDAB: Ireland’s Digital Radio Future — or Another Quiet Foreign Media Licence Grab?
- H5 Migration Showdown: Save Europe Act Campaign Gains Momentum Across Europe
- H5 Irish Taxpayers at Breaking Point: Rising Costs, Controversial Spending Decisions – Who Is Listening to the People Paying the Bills?
- H5 Is AI Creating a Global Technology Prison Controlled by a Few Actors – Privacy Erosion, Concentration of Power, Global Surveillance.
- H5 Ownership of Ireland – A New Form of Economic Colonization? The Foreign Ownership Question – Private Equity, Foreign Investment, Strategic Resources and Public Assets.
- H5 Hugging Face Exposed the Question Nobody Wanted to Ask: Who Controls AI Now?
- H5 500 Aer Lingus Jobs at Risk: Is It Time for Ireland to Buy Back Its National Airline?
- H5 Destroy Everything Irish – DEI – The Slow Erasure of Irish Identity
- H5 The History of the Irish Fleadh Cheoil
- H5 If Public Money Is Funding Ireland’s Festivals, Why Are the Decision-Makers Becoming Invisible? Lack Of Transparency Itself Is Unacceptable.
- H5 The Irish Fleadh Cheoil: A Celebration of Ireland’s Living Heritage Culture and Music – or a Battleground for Political Agendas, Ideologies, and Other Cultures?
- H5 €2.295 Million Valuation Sold for €50,000 = €242 Per Acre: The Waterford Airport Deal Raises Serious Questions CEO’s – NDA -Transparency, Neutrality – Public Assets and National Strategic
- H5 Nearly Seven Years for a Trial After the HSE Cyberattack Raises Serious Questions About Justice for Victims.
- H2 Irish Population - 1999 - 2025
- H3 Categories
- H4 The Immigration Industry: The New Political Business Model
- H3 Featured Posts
- H5 The Irish Government’s Double Standard on Racism: Should Dr Ebun Joseph Resign — and Should the Position Be Scrapped? skipped
- H5 Social Housing Rules Set for Major Clarity Test Under New Bill
- H5 BREAKING: Spain’s Civil Guard Detects Online Mobilisation Campaign as Fears Grow Over Possible New Mass Ceuta Border Crossing
- H5 THE GREAT DATA TAKEOVER: THE WORLD MUST STOP THE CORPORATE HARVESTING OF OUR PRIVATE LIVES
- H5 Stellantis Under Scrutiny: Fourteen Historic Brands, Billions Lost, Thousands of Jobs Gone – What Happened to Consumer Trust?
- H5 Ceuta Crisis: Chaos At The Border – A Deadly Warning for Europe – Lives Lost – Borders Breached – Communities Terrorised.
- H5 Has the Rose of Tralee Lost Its Way in the Age of Politics and Agendas?
- H5 FáilteDAB: Ireland’s Digital Radio Future — or Another Quiet Foreign Media Licence Grab?
- H5 Migration Showdown: Save Europe Act Campaign Gains Momentum Across Europe
- H5 Irish Taxpayers at Breaking Point: Rising Costs, Controversial Spending Decisions – Who Is Listening to the People Paying the Bills?
- H5 Is AI Creating a Global Technology Prison Controlled by a Few Actors – Privacy Erosion, Concentration of Power, Global Surveillance.
- H5 Ownership of Ireland – A New Form of Economic Colonization? The Foreign Ownership Question – Private Equity, Foreign Investment, Strategic Resources and Public Assets.
- H5 Hugging Face Exposed the Question Nobody Wanted to Ask: Who Controls AI Now?
- H5 500 Aer Lingus Jobs at Risk: Is It Time for Ireland to Buy Back Its National Airline?
- H5 Destroy Everything Irish – DEI – The Slow Erasure of Irish Identity
- H5 The History of the Irish Fleadh Cheoil
- H5 If Public Money Is Funding Ireland’s Festivals, Why Are the Decision-Makers Becoming Invisible? Lack Of Transparency Itself Is Unacceptable.
- H5 The Irish Fleadh Cheoil: A Celebration of Ireland’s Living Heritage Culture and Music – or a Battleground for Political Agendas, Ideologies, and Other Cultures?
- H5 €2.295 Million Valuation Sold for €50,000 = €242 Per Acre: The Waterford Airport Deal Raises Serious Questions CEO’s – NDA -Transparency, Neutrality – Public Assets and National Strategic
- H5 Nearly Seven Years for a Trial After the HSE Cyberattack Raises Serious Questions About Justice for Victims.
- H2 Home
- H3 PostSlider
- H3 Category List
- H2 Site Pages
- H2 Menu 2
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.
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Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.
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Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.
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Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI
CLink & Button QualityAction4 issue(s) across 187 links and 10 buttonsREVIEW
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://x.com/home | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://onlinenews.ie/500-aer-lingus-job… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://onlinenews.ie/500-aer-lingus-job… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://x.com/home | @OnlineNews_irl | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
| # | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/gdpr-cooki… | Powered by GDPR Cookie Compl… | new tab | Add '(opens in new tab)' to text |
Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
https://x.com/home; https://onlinenews.ie/500-aer-lingus-jobs-at-risk-is-it-time-for-ireland-to-b…; https://onlinenews.ie/500-aer-lingus-jobs-at-risk-is-it-time-for-ireland-to-b…; #
Links with no accessible text (empty <a></a>, image-only no alt, icon-only no aria-label) are unidentifiable to screen readers.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4
Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
https://x.com/home; https://wordpress.org/plugins/gdpr-cookie-compliance/
Links with target="_blank" without rel="noopener" leak the originating page's window context — security and UX issue.
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Without rel="noopener", the new tab can navigate the original tab via window.opener (tab-nabbing attack). Modern browsers default to noopener for target=_blank but only since recent versions. Always set rel="noopener noreferrer" explicitly.
Source: MDN target / OWASP
BMobile-Readable Font Sizes99% of visible text renders at >= 12 CSS px (1 below threshold)REVIEW
C404 Error PageActionCould not testREVIEW
404 page quality check not available.
CFavicon & BrandingAction3 icon(s) detectedREVIEW
CColor Contrast (Screenshot)Action20 text elements analyzed, 1 fail WCAG AAREVIEW
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
Show all checked elements (20)
| Element | Ratio | Required | FG | BG | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h2 Irish Population - … | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Home | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Site Pages | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Menu 2 | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| title OnlineNews.ie – Wh… | 3.63:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #C6201D | Fail |
| a Skip to content | 10.43:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #E8A6A5 | Pass |
| span Hot News | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p The Irish Government… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p Social Housing Rules… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p BREAKING: Spain’s … | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p THE GREAT DATA TAKEO… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p Stellantis Under Scr… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p Ceuta Crisis: Chaos … | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p The Irish Government… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p Social Housing Rules… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p BREAKING: Spain’s … | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p THE GREAT DATA TAKEO… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p Stellantis Under Scr… | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| p Ceuta Crisis: Chaos … | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| a OnlineNews.ie | 21.00:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
AHeading Text Quality2 heading-text-quality issue(s) detectedPASS
A+Alt Text Quality1 of 91 images have issuesPASS
| Issue | Count |
|---|---|
| generic | 1 image(s) |
A+Form AccessibilityAll 1 controls labeledPASS
| Control | Type | Label | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| #moove_gdpr_strict_cookies | checkbox | Enable or Disable Cookies | none |
A+Form Input Types1 form control(s) checked, no type mismatchesPASS
A+Form Input Quality1 form control(s) checked, no input-semantic issuesPASS
A+Mobile Keyboard & AutofillNo autofill-eligible form controlsPASS
A+Document LanguageLang attribute set to "en-US"PASS
A+Tabindex Anti-Patterns0 positive, 1 -1-on-focusablePASS
A+Iframe AccessibilityAll 2 iframe(s) have descriptive titlesPASS
A+Tap Target AdequacyAll tap targets meet WCAG 2.5.5/2.5.8 sizingPASS
A+PWA DepthNo PWA depth issues detectedPASS
A+Mobile UX Depth1 mobile-depth signal(s) detectedPASS
ALighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 91/100 — 3 failing, 25 passedPASS
Accessibility
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.
Contrast
Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
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In the early hours of June 20, 1631, the Irish harbour village of Baltimore was… section#block-87 > blockquote.wp-block-quote > p.wp-block-paragraph > a |
Terms and Conditions div.menu-site-pages-container > ul#menu-site-pages > li#menu-item-3206 > a |
Privacy Policy div.menu-site-pages-container > ul#menu-site-pages > li#menu-item-3228 > a |
Editorial Policy div.menu-site-pages-container > ul#menu-site-pages > li#menu-item-3276 > a |
Corrections Policy div.menu-site-pages-container > ul#menu-site-pages > li#menu-item-3279 > a |
Copyright & Takedown Policy div.menu-site-pages-container > ul#menu-site-pages > li#menu-item-3283 > a |
Cookie Policy div.menu-site-pages-container > ul#menu-site-pages > li#menu-item-3288 > a |
Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure div.menu-site-pages-container > ul#menu-site-pages > li#menu-item-3291 > a |
Free Images div.menu-external-links-container > ul#menu-external-links > li#menu-item-1722 > a |
Pixbay div.menu-external-links-container > ul#menu-external-links > li#menu-item-1723 > a |
unsplash div.menu-external-links-container > ul#menu-external-links > li#menu-item-1724 > a |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Navigation
Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
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The Irish Government’s Double Standard on Racism: Should Dr Ebun Joseph Resign … div.newsx-featured-posts > article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-meta > h5 |
The Irish Government’s Double Standard on Racism: Should Dr Ebun Joseph Resign … div.newsx-featured-posts > article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-meta > h5 |
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Names and labels
Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
section.newsx-main-content > section#block-195 > figure.wp-block-image > a section.newsx-main-content > section#block-195 > figure.wp-block-image > a |
section.newsx-main-content > section#block-195 > figure.wp-block-image > a section.newsx-main-content > section#block-195 > figure.wp-block-image > a |
div.newsx-builder-grid-row > div.newsx-grid-column-1 > div.newsx-social-icons > a.newsx-social-icon div.newsx-builder-grid-row > div.newsx-grid-column-1 > div.newsx-social-icons > a.newsx-social-icon |
These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.