/* Irish Home Ledger — Blog / Insights stylesheet
   Brand: gov.ie-inspired. navy #1d4370, green #00703c, amber #f3b700. Inter. */

:root{
  --navy:#1d4370;
  --navy-dark:#163257;
  --green:#00703c;
  --amber:#f3b700;
  --ink:#1f2937;
  --muted:#586877;
  --page:#f3f2f1;
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --line:#e3e1de;
  --line-strong:#cfd4da;
  --maxw:760px;
}

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth;}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--page);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:'Inter',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;
  font-size:18px;line-height:1.72;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px;text-decoration-thickness:1px;}
a:hover{color:var(--green);}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;}

/* ── header — replicated EXACTLY from the React app (src/index.css) so the
      menu is identical across the SPA and the static blog pages ── */
.container{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}
.site-header{background:var(--navy);padding:16px 0;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.2);}
.header-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;}
.logo-group{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;text-decoration:none;background:none;border:none;padding:0;cursor:pointer;}
.logo-hex{width:42px;height:42px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:4px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;}
.logo-text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;}
.service-name{font-size:19px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;letter-spacing:-.3px;line-height:1.2;}
.service-tagline{font-size:10.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);letter-spacing:.8px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:2px;}
.header-right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-shrink:0;}
.header-nav-link{font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);text-decoration:none;padding:0 4px;white-space:nowrap;transition:color .15s;}
.header-nav-link:hover{color:#fff;}
.header-score-btn{background:#f3b700;color:#1d4370;padding:8px 18px;border-radius:4px;font-size:13px;font-weight:800;text-decoration:none;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;letter-spacing:.01em;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(243,183,0,.35);white-space:nowrap;flex-shrink:0;}
.header-score-btn:hover{color:#1d4370;}
.header-account-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;height:36px;padding:0 12px;font-family:inherit;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:rgba(255,255,255,.9);background:rgba(255,255,255,.12);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22);border-radius:20px;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;transition:background .15s,color .15s;white-space:nowrap;}
.header-account-btn:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.22);color:#fff;}
.header-account-icon{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:16px;height:16px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);}
.header-account-avatar{width:24px;height:24px;background:var(--amber);color:#0b0c0c;border-radius:50%;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.3px;flex-shrink:0;}
.header-account-label{font-size:13px;}
.header-hamburger{display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:36px;height:36px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.12);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;flex-shrink:0;transition:background .15s;}
.header-hamburger:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.22);}
.header-mobile-menu{background:#163257;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);padding:6px 0 10px;}
.header-mobile-menu[hidden]{display:none;}
.header-mobile-link{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:13px 24px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.88);font-size:15px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06);transition:background .12s,color .12s;}
.header-mobile-link:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);color:#fff;}
.header-mobile-link--score{color:#f3b700;font-weight:700;}
.header-mobile-account{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;width:100%;padding:13px 24px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);font-size:14px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);margin-top:4px;}
.header-mobile-account:hover{color:#fff;}
@media(max-width:768px){
  .service-tagline{display:none;}
  .service-name{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-.1px;}
  .header-nav-link{display:none;}
  .header-hamburger{display:flex;}
  .header-score-label{display:none;}
  .header-score-btn{padding:8px 10px;}
  .header-account-label{display:none;}
}
@media(max-width:480px){
  .logo-group{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:2px;}
  .logo-hex{width:32px;height:32px;}
  .logo-hex svg{width:24px;height:24px;}
  .service-name{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.1;}
  .header-right{gap:6px;}
  .header-score-btn{padding:7px 9px;}
  .header-account-btn{height:32px;padding:0 9px;}
}

/* ── article shell ── */
.post-wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}
.post{background:transparent;padding:40px 0 20px;}
.breadcrumb{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);margin:6px 0 22px;}
.breadcrumb a{color:var(--muted);}
.eyebrow{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);margin-bottom:12px;}
h1{font-size:clamp(30px,5.2vw,44px);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.018em;margin:0 0 16px;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy-dark);}
.post-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 16px;align-items:center;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);padding-bottom:22px;margin-bottom:30px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--line-strong);}
.post-meta .dot{width:3px;height:3px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--line-strong);}
.lead{font-size:21px;line-height:1.6;color:#334155;margin:0 0 28px;}

article h2{font-size:clamp(23px,3.4vw,29px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.012em;margin:46px 0 14px;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy-dark);scroll-margin-top:80px;}
article h3{font-size:20px;line-height:1.3;margin:32px 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);}
article p{margin:0 0 20px;}
article ul,article ol{margin:0 0 22px;padding-left:24px;}
article li{margin-bottom:10px;}
article strong{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy-dark);}
article blockquote{margin:26px 0;padding:4px 0 4px 22px;border-left:4px solid var(--amber);font-size:20px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155;font-style:normal;}
hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:40px 0;}

/* ── components ── */
.callout{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:5px solid var(--navy);border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:28px 0;}
.callout.amber{border-left-color:var(--amber);}
.callout.green{border-left-color:var(--green);}
.callout-title{font-weight:700;color:var(--navy-dark);margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px;}
.callout p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}

.key-takeaways{background:#eef3f8;border:1px solid #d3e0ee;border-radius:10px;padding:22px 24px;margin:30px 0 36px;}
.key-takeaways h2{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy);}
.key-takeaways ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px;}
.key-takeaways li{margin-bottom:8px;font-size:16.5px;}

.data-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:26px 0;font-size:15.5px;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;}
.data-table th,.data-table td{text-align:left;padding:11px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}
.data-table thead th{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font-weight:600;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.03em;text-transform:uppercase;}
.data-table tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0;}
.data-table tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:#fafafa;}
.data-table td.num{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;white-space:nowrap;font-weight:600;}
.table-scroll{overflow-x:auto;}

.faq{margin:36px 0;}
.faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:18px 0;}
.faq-item h3{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:18px;color:var(--navy-dark);}
.faq-item p{margin:0;color:#374151;}

.cta-box{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:30px 28px;margin:42px 0;text-align:center;}
.cta-box h2{color:#fff;margin:0 0 10px;font-size:24px;}
.cta-box p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.88);margin:0 auto 20px;max-width:48ch;font-size:16.5px;}
.cta-btn,.cta-button{display:inline-block;background:var(--amber);color:var(--navy-dark);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 26px;border-radius:8px;font-size:16px;}
.cta-btn:hover,.cta-button:hover{background:#ffc926;color:var(--navy-dark);}

.source-list{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--muted);margin:36px 0 0;}
.source-list h2{font-size:16px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 10px;}
.source-list ol{padding-left:22px;}
.source-list li{margin-bottom:6px;}

.disclaimer{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);font-style:italic;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:18px;margin-top:36px;}

/* ── blog index ── */
.index-hero{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:54px 0 48px;}
.index-hero .post-wrap{max-width:900px;}
.index-hero h1{color:#fff;margin-bottom:14px;}
.index-hero p{font-size:19px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.9);margin:0;max-width:60ch;}
.post-grid{max-width:900px;margin:44px auto;padding:0 24px;display:grid;gap:22px;}
.post-card{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:26px 28px;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;display:block;transition:box-shadow .2s,transform .2s,border-color .2s;}
.post-card:hover{box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(29,67,112,.12);transform:translateY(-2px);border-color:var(--line-strong);color:inherit;}
.post-card .eyebrow{margin-bottom:10px;}
.post-card h2{font-size:23px;margin:0 0 10px;color:var(--navy-dark);line-height:1.25;}
.post-card p{margin:0 0 14px;color:#475569;font-size:16px;}
.post-card .card-meta{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);}

/* ── footer ── */
.site-footer{background:var(--navy-dark);color:rgba(255,255,255,.72);margin-top:60px;}
.footer-inner{max-width:1040px;margin:0 auto;padding:34px 24px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;align-items:center;font-size:14px;}
.footer-inner a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);}
.footer-links{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;}

@media(max-width:560px){
  body{font-size:17px;}
  .lead{font-size:19px;}
  .post{padding-top:28px;}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto;}
  .post-card:hover{transform:none;}
}