The 36-year-old, who is visually impaired, was unable to complete the identity-verification part of the process which required him to provide a video selfie. Mr Meenagh was born with a rare genetic condition and has “about 5 per cent sight”. Later that day, Mr Meenagh made a formal complaint to Revolut. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish TimesOn a Dublin street, Mr Meenagh walks from his workplace at a community centre in the north inner-city to O’Connell Steet. Mr Meenagh says this is something that could easily be rectified and would make a big difference to visually-impaired people.

Source: The Irish Times January 01, 2026 06:07 UTC