portmarnockgolfclub.ie

We performed a comprehensive analysis of portmarnockgolfclub.ie on 2026-07-04. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 9800ms. The page is served over HTTP/1.1 protocol, however no compression (Gzip or Brotli) is enabled, which means the page is transferred at its full uncompressed size. The total page weight is 47 KB. Warning: The website does not have a valid SSL certificate. Visitors may see security warnings in their browser, and data transmitted to and from this website is not encrypted. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 85/100 (good). The following security headers are properly configured: Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy. However, the site is missing X-Content-Type-Options, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 5 technologies across 5 categories powering portmarnockgolfclub.ie. The detected stack includes Cloudflare, Google Fonts, Vimeo, jQuery, and Font Awesome. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, portmarnockgolfclub.ie receives an overall trust score of 70/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, portmarnockgolfclub.ie receives a trust score of 70/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, and SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing. Areas of concern include: the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked portmarnockgolfclub.ie against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers.

Our technology detection engine scanned portmarnockgolfclub.ie and identified 5 distinct technologies across 5 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CDN: Cloudflare — accelerates content delivery by caching assets at edge locations worldwide for portmarnockgolfclub.ie. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for portmarnockgolfclub.ie. Video: Vimeo — provides video hosting and playback for portmarnockgolfclub.ie. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for portmarnockgolfclub.ie. Icon Set: Font Awesome — provides additional functionality for portmarnockgolfclub.ie.

portmarnockgolfclub.ie delivers its homepage in 9800ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 47 KB, and we detected 109 resource requests loading assets from 11 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. No compression is currently enabled on portmarnockgolfclub.ie. Enabling Brotli or Gzip compression could reduce page size by 60-80% for text-based assets (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), significantly improving load times and reducing bandwidth costs. This is one of the simplest and most impactful performance optimizations available. Asset minification status: 2 out of 10 CSS files and 3 out of 11 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 16 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of portmarnockgolfclub.ie produces approximately 0.02g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 47 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for portmarnockgolfclub.ie. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

portmarnockgolfclub.ie resolves to the IPv4 address 79.125.120.11, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 3 name servers: ns1.webhostingireland.ie, ns2.webhostingireland.ie, and ns3.webhostingireland.ie. Having 3 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for portmarnockgolfclub.ie is handled by hornetsecurity.com with 4 MX records configured: mx01.hornetsecurity.com, mx02.hornetsecurity.com, and mx03.hornetsecurity.com and 1 more. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC is not configured, leaving the domain vulnerable to email spoofing and phishing attacks that impersonate this domain. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for portmarnockgolfclub.ie. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions.

The homepage of portmarnockgolfclub.ie contains 484 words of visible text content. This is a moderate amount of content. The page is structured with 7 H2 headings, 4 H3 headings, 8 H4 headings. The page includes 23 images. 23 images (100%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 0% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 38 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 6 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 11 external JavaScript files, 10 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: RSS feed for content syndication. Notable missing features: XML Sitemap, robots.txt, and Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 3 platforms: Facebook (@portmarnockgolfclub), Twitter (@pgc1894), and Instagram (@portmarnockgolfclub). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for portmarnockgolfclub.ie is good at 4 characters: "Home". The length is acceptable, though it may be slightly truncated in some search result displays. The meta description is 133 characters (well-optimized): "Portmarnock Golf Club. This portal provides full information on competition results and player profiles, powered by int...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The page language is declared as en, the meta robots directive is set to index,follow, and a favicon is configured. No Open Graph tags are configured. When someone shares a link to portmarnockgolfclub.ie on social media, the platform will have to guess the title, description, and image — often producing unattractive or inaccurate previews. Adding OG tags is essential for social media marketing. The meta keywords tag contains 7 terms including Portmarnock Golf Club, golf, intelligent golf, score tracking, and congu. Note: Google has officially confirmed that it does not use the meta keywords tag as a ranking signal. However, some other search engines (Bing, Yandex) may still reference it.