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Accessibility law in Ireland: are you provably compliant?
On conviction, fines run up to €60,000 (on indictment), alongside possible imprisonment for those responsible.
- Law: European Union (Accessibility Requirements of Products and Services) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 636/2023)
- In force: Since 28 June 2025.
- Standard: WCAG 2.1 AA / EN 301 549
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Enforcement: what's happening now
The market authority is the CCPC. The law only entered into force in June 2025, so enforcement is in its early phase.
For the 2025 monitoring period the NDA conducted 233 simplified reviews, 22 in-depth website reviews and 12 in-depth mobile app reviews; the average number of errors per page fell from 14 to 11. Ireland's Annual Monitoring Report 2025: EU Web Accessibility Directive. National Disability Authority (NDA)
Cross-border trade
Selling to here from abroad?
The European Accessibility Act is market-based: if you sell products or services to consumers in this country, it applies to you, even if your business is established outside the EU.
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Why this matters
Accessibility isn't a checkbox for a regulator, it decides whether roughly 1 in 6 people (WHO) can use your site at all. For them, an inaccessible store isn't a minor annoyance but a closed door. Fix the error in your own code and you remove that barrier and make your site cleaner for search engines, the same fix, double the gain.
Know where you stand, before the regulator does.
Sources: S.I. 636/2023 (Irish Statute Book) · CCPC. EAA obligations for businesses
This is information and tooling, not legal advice.
Facts last verified: June 2026
Accessibility law in other countries
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