Accessibility Statement
Sport Ireland is committed to making its platform accessible, in accordance with European Union (Accessibility Requirements of Products and Services) Regulations 2023.
This accessibility statement applies to, https://www.sportireland.ie and the platforms related to sportireland.ie below:
- Sport Ireland Campus – https://www.sportirelandcampus.ie
- Her Moves – https://www.hermoves.ie
- Get Ireland Active – https://getirelandactive.ie
- Aquazone – https://www.aquazone.ie
- Sport Ireland Campus Fitness – https://www.campusfitness.ie
This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549 v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 level AA.
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 level AA. See ‘Non-accessible content’ for more details.
sportireland.ie is committed to providing a platform that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.
We are currently working with Vially and Vision Ireland to ensure we meet accessibility standards. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and adhering to the required accessibility standards.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Preparation of this Accessibility Statement
The Statement is based on a combination of manual and automated accessibility testing, using multiple platforms;
- Windows (JAWS, NVDA),
- Mac (VoiceOver),
- iOS (VoiceOver) and Android (TalkBack) and their native accessibility tools.
A detailed issue log was created to measure against WCAG 2.2 standards. These issues were presented to the development team who are amending these issues and bringing the platform into WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.
This statement was created by Vially in June 2025.
The statement was last reviewed in June 2025.
Feedback and Contact Information
We welcome feedback on the accessibility of this website. If you have any comments or find any problems not listed on this page, please contact accessofficer@sportireland.ie
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
This website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:
The latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Apple Safari browsers;
In combination with the latest versions of NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.
Technical specifications
The accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
Accessible Content
Page Titles – Pages on this platform have titles that accurately describe their content.
Non-accessible Content
Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of this website we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for this website:
Keyboard/Screen reader navigation is not yet accessible on parts of the website. Many pages have interactable elements that are either placed in the wrong programmatically determinable order or are skipped entirely by a screen-reader. Other pages feature non-interactable elements that may appear in the wrong focus order on a screen-reader. Some pages also have invisible interactable elements in the programmatically determinable focus order. Other pages have text elements that can become obscured by overlapping interactable buttons. Some pop-up dialogs do not automatically move the screen-reader focus to them when they are opened.
Skip to content link is not yet implemented correctly.
Images – Some parts of this website feature photos or icons that have incomplete or missing alt text. We are currently working through images to add contextual alternative text.
Videos – we are currently working through videos to add accessible captions and other media alternatives. Content that automatically plays or contains flashing elements will have an alternative.
Colour Contrast – Some pages on this website feature elements that have a low contrast ratio against the page background. We are adjusting the colour contrast of all text, elements and backgrounds in order to reach a higher contrast ratio.
Link Text & Graphical Elements – we are working to remove links named ‘click here’ and ‘find out more’ where possible, links and graphical elements such as icons, will be given clear labels.
Correctly structured content with good heading usage – Many pages on this platform do not have a programmatically determinable heading structure, whilst other pages feature a heading structure that is in the wrong order. We are creating logical heading structures on our pages.
Cross operating system compatibility – has not yet been implemented in every section. We are currently updating CSS for desktop and mobile.
Mobile navigation – along with cross operating system compatibility, once CSS has been updated, we will audit for mobile navigation and ease of use for screen readers.
Third-party content – there are areas of our website controlled by third-party companies, such as cookies. These are not funded by, developed, or controlled by Sport Ireland, but work is in progress to resolve as many issues related to these areas as feasibly possible.
WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Auditing Service
If you would like your website, application or digital documents reviewed and tested against the WCAG 2.2 standards, please contact the Vially team at hello@vially.io.