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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
platform.twitter.com/widgets.js1800.0 s27.4 KiB

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:0.336 source:map[column:23610 line:8 type:source-location url:https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:120.233 source:map[column:10449 line:7 type:source-location url:https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.445 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.336 source:map[column:38585 line:7 type:source-location url:https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
a_breaking section#block-213 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-4024
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_breaking-768x512.png765.0 KiB713.9 KiB
IrishPhobia_1 section#block-159 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-2711
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Irihsphobia_1-768x512.png715.0 KiB663.9 KiB
a_immigration industry1 section#block-165 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-2877
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/a_immigration-industry1-768x512.png714.4 KiB663.3 KiB
OnlineNews.ie section#block-191 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3423
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/OnlineNews.ie_-768x434.png702.1 KiB658.8 KiB
a_Data Brokers_4 section#block-211 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3962
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_Data-Brokers_4-768x512.png676.4 KiB625.3 KiB
a_Geuta1 section#block-207 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3745
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_Geuta1-768x434.png650.3 KiB607.0 KiB
Conti section#block-193 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3447
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Conti-768x512.png650.1 KiB599.0 KiB
civilization_5 section#block-177 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-2925
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/civilization_5-768x432.png631.4 KiB588.3 KiB
a_rose section#block-205 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3526
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/a_rose-768x434.png586.6 KiB543.3 KiB
a_breaking point 4 section#block-199 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3650
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/a_breaking-point-4-768x434.png554.6 KiB511.4 KiB
a_save europe act section#block-201 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3655
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/a_save-europe-act-768x432.png495.9 KiB452.8 KiB
a_chat control section#block-185 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-4061
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/a_chat-control-768x434.png490.8 KiB447.6 KiB
a_housing section#block-215 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-4063
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_housing-768x434.png482.6 KiB439.3 KiB
A_Diversity1 section#block-183 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3181
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/A_Diversity1-768x432.png467.6 KiB424.6 KiB
a_double standard- section#block-217 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-4163
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_double-standard--768x434.png397.2 KiB353.9 KiB
section#block-195 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-4123 section#block-195 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-4123
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_jobs-500-768x512.png378.6 KiB327.5 KiB
a_car_Sta4 section#block-209 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3865
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_car_Sta4-768x434.png360.5 KiB317.2 KiB
a_hugging face_New section#block-197 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3583
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/a_hugging-face_New-768x434.png339.3 KiB296.0 KiB
a_car_Sta4 section#block-209 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3865
pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/2035732728356761600/img/kjeRy8T46rx0MehJ.jpg132.7 KiB97.2 KiB
A_who's watching you section#block-179 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3093
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A_whos-watching-you-768x384.jpg103.8 KiB65.5 KiB
A_Waterford Airport section#block-187 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3345
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/A_Waterford-Airport-768x432.jpg102.4 KiB59.4 KiB
A_fleadh Image section#block-189 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3394
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/A_fleadh-Image-768x432.jpg100.5 KiB57.5 KiB
A_ Irish Mother section#block-127 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-2940
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A_-Irish-Mother-768x512.jpg104.5 KiB53.4 KiB
a_Data Brokers_4 article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-image > a > img.attachment-newsx-150x100
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_Data-Brokers_4-150x100.png38.8 KiB36.4 KiB
A_TCU section#block-181 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3146
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/A_TCU-768x432.jpg77.9 KiB34.8 KiB
a_Geuta1 article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-image > a > img.attachment-newsx-150x100
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_Geuta1-150x100.png37.0 KiB34.6 KiB
a_breaking article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-image > a > img.attachment-newsx-150x100
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_breaking-150x100.png36.0 KiB33.5 KiB
a_rose article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-image > a > img.attachment-newsx-150x100
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/a_rose-150x100.png35.7 KiB33.3 KiB
a_double standard- article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-image > a > img.attachment-newsx-150x100
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_double-standard--150x100.png32.0 KiB29.6 KiB
DAB section#block-203 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-3052
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DAB-768x320.jpg61.0 KiB29.1 KiB
a_housing article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-image > a > img.attachment-newsx-150x100
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_housing-150x100.png29.4 KiB27.0 KiB
a_car_Sta4 article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-image > a > img.attachment-newsx-150x100
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_car_Sta4-150x100.png26.1 KiB23.7 KiB
DAB article.newsx-post > div.newsx-post-image > a > img.attachment-newsx-150x100
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DAB-150x100.jpg7.4 KiB4.9 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]
items: [map[duration:333.387 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:106.366 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:474.054 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:1604.177 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]
lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel: a_breaking
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,SECTION,1,SECTION,0,FIGURE,0,A,0,IMG
selector: section#block-213 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-4024
snippet: <img decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_breaking-768x512.png" alt="a_breaking" class="wp-image-4024" srcset="https://onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_breaking-1024x683.png 1…" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-IMG
nodeLabel: a_breaking
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,SECTION,1,SECTION,0,FIGURE,0,A,0,IMG
selector: section#block-213 > figure.wp-block-image > a > img.wp-image-4024
snippet: <img decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_breaking-768x512.png" alt="a_breaking" class="wp-image-4024" srcset="https://onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/a_breaking-1024x683.png 1…" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
value: no origins were preconnected
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 150 ms 45.1 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 90 ms 23.7 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/wp-content/themes/news-magazine-x/assets/lib/swiper/swip...38.6 KiB23.7 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Other1.7 s
Style & Layout959 ms
Script Evaluation939 ms
Rendering799 ms
Parse HTML & CSS256 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation102 ms

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
OnlineNews.ie div.newsx-builder-grid-row > div.newsx-grid-column-1 > div.newsx-footer-logo > img
onlinenews.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/logo_red.jpg

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

●Layout shift culprits
●Document request latency
●Optimize DOM size
●Font display
●Modern HTTP
●Optimize viewport for mobile
●Minify CSS
●Minify JavaScript
●JavaScript execution time 0.9 s
●Avoid long main-thread tasks 10 long tasks found
●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
●Network Requests
●Network Round Trip Times 20 ms
●Server Backend Latencies 440 ms
●Tasks
●Diagnostics
●Metrics
●Screenshot Thumbnails
●Final Screenshot
●Script Treemap Data
●Resources Summary
●Avoid multiple page redirects
●Initial server response time was short Root document took 80 ms
●Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
○INP breakdown
○User Timing marks and measures
○Avoid non-composited animations
91

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
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.

Why this matters

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.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
○The page has a logical tab order
○Visual order on the page follows DOM order
○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
○Custom controls have associated labels
○Custom controls have ARIA roles
●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Buttons have an accessible name
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Form elements have associated labels
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Skip links are focusable.
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
○ARIA input fields have accessible names
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Identical links have the same purpose.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
92

Best Practices

General

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE.NotSameOrigin
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE.NotSameOrigin

Issues logged to the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures, insufficient security controls, and other browser concerns. Open up the Issues panel in Chrome DevTools for more details on each issue.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Issue type
Blocked by cross-origin policy
●Uses HTTPS
●Avoids deprecated APIs
●Avoids third-party cookies
●Allows users to paste into input fields
●Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
●Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
●Displays images with correct aspect ratio
●Serves images with appropriate resolution
●Page has the HTML doctype
●Properly defines charset
●Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
●Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
●Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
●Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
●Detected JavaScript libraries
●Page has valid source maps
○Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
○Use a strong HSTS policy
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SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Content Best Practices

Meta descriptions may be included in search results to concisely summarize page content. Learn more about the meta description.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

○Structured data is valid
●Page isn’t blocked from indexing
●Document has a `<title>` element
●Page has successful HTTP status code
●Links have descriptive text
●Links are crawlable
●robots.txt is valid
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●Document has a valid `hreflang`
●Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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