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https://independent.ie· First analyzed 12 Feb 2026· Updated 12 Feb 2026
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Hosting Provider

cloudflare.com

IP Address

104.18.32.180

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

erin.ns.cloudflare.com.elliot.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

Page Speed

1023 KB
108 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsiveThumbor
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Frontend
Framework
React
Infrastructure
Hosting
Cloudflare
CDN
Cloudflare

Technology Stack

11 Technologies Detected

Frameworks

1

Libraries

1

CSS Frameworks

1

Tag Managers

1

Customer Support

1

SEO Analysis

C64/100
9
4
1
I
independent.ieindependent.ie

Irish Independent

Read the latest news headlines and analysis about politics, sports, business, lifestyle and entertainment from award-winning Irish Journalists.

Title Length17 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length143 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

  • Missing H1 tag - every page should have one H1

Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

10,173 URLs

robots.txt

61 rules

Sitemap reference found

Allows all crawlers

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F

Security Score

36%Critical
Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

59d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Google Trust Services

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-256

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

13.01.2026

Valid Until

13.04.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (4)

independent.ie*.independent.ie*.mgeu.independent.ie*.cue.independent.ie

SHA-256 Fingerprint

1A:6F:47:9B:39:EF:75:90:DD:1B:0F:FB:43:D9:C5:82:53:4F:58:25...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

access-control-expose-headers
Request-Context
age
7
cache-control
🟡 30s(public, max-age=30)
cf-cache-status
HIT
cf-ray🇩🇪 Frankfurt
9ccd1f58ed3f2f2b-FRA
content-encoding
Brotli(br)
Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Microsoft 365

Score

100

SPF
DKIM
DMARC

DMARC Policy

Reject (Strictest)

MX Records (1)

independent-ie.mail.protection.outlook.com

Domain Information

independent.ie

DNSSEC
Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Didomi

Cookie Consent Banner
Didomi
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected
CMP: Didomi
Privacy policy page linked
Data Protection Officer mentioned

Typography & Readability

Georgia + Nuacht Sans

67/100
Readability
/30
32/40

15px · LH 1.60

Hierarchy
/20
8/25
WCAG
/25
15/15

Contrast: undefined

Performance
/25
17/20

System fonts

Heading Font

Georgia

Serif

Body Font

Nuacht Sans

Sans15px

Contrast Ratio

--

Reading Comfort

~47 CPL

Optimal (45–75)
32px
h2
24px
h3
18px
h4
15px
p

⚠️ Small text: 15px may be hard to read on mobile. Consider 16px+.

✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.60 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

✅ Excellent performance: System fonts eliminate font loading delays (better LCP).

✅ Smart font loading: Using font-display: swap prevents invisible text during load.

✅ Protected text on images: Using gradient for readability.

✅ Optimal line length: ~47 characters per line is comfortable to read.

Business & Marketing Stack

4 Tools Detected

Enterprise

Behavior Analytics

2

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

1

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Privacy & Cookies

1

Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

3

Categories

4

Total Tools

1

Enterprise

1

Mid-Market

Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

Ad Networks

Google Ad ManagerSovrnPubMaticPrebid.js

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Scripts & Styles

25 Resources

20
Scripts
5
Styles
6
Async
9
Defer

Top Script Sources

local(8)securepubads.g.doubleclick.net(2)sdk.privacy-center.org(2)independent.ie(2)boot.pbstck.com(1)

Website Identity

independent.ie

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Social Profiles

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Last analyzed: 12 Feb 2026 at 15:30

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