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Ireland Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Ireland with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Ireland Health News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Ireland.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ie&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 192602,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "61c74f4d64d1b3aced348f8e48676ddf",
            "title": "Study maps how NF-κB regulates gene expression in cells",
            "description": "To further the quantitative understanding of cellular decision making, Dr. Gregory Reeves and his team in the chemical engineering department have worked to interpret how a transcription factor dictates the alteration of gene expression in cells.",
            "content": "To further the quantitative understanding of cellular decision making, Dr. Gregory Reeves and his team in the chemical engineering department have worked to interpret how a transcription factor dictates the alteration of gene expression in cells.\nThe... [2855 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260227/Study-maps-how-NF-cebaB-regulates-gene-expression-in-cells.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/tags/TagImage-456-45847033825775462152-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-28T03:37:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "62610309ae999d21f23275f407da53e9",
            "title": "HPV vaccine provides ‘sustained protection’ against cervical cancer",
            "description": "HPV vaccination shows no indication of waning in the protection it provides nearly 20 years after immunisation, according to researchers.",
            "content": "Digital Edition: HPV vaccine provides ‘sustained protection’ against cervical cancer\nThe human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination shows no indication of waning in the protection it provides nearly 20 years after immunisation, according to Swedish resea... [604 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nursingtimes.net/womens-health/hpv-vaccine-provides-sustained-protection-against-cervical-cancer-27-02-2026/",
            "image": "https://cdn.ps.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/03/School-nurse-vaccine-1024x682.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T19:07:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c82f2a201565748c08d3d8e6b26bdcae",
                "name": "Nursing Times",
                "url": "https://www.nursingtimes.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d11ad2476dc9ca178e4c1b5d4dae1f04",
            "title": "Skiing fanatic John urges people with persistent heartburn or swallowing issues to get checked this Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month | Latest news",
            "description": "Skiing fanatic John urges people with persistent heartburn or swallowing issues to get checked this Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month",
            "content": "A skiing enthusiast who lost part of his stomach and oesophagus to cancer is urging others with persistent heartburn or swallowing issues to get checked.\nDad of two, John Hatton, now 57, from Leicestershire survived stage 3 oesophageal cancer after u... [4480 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/skiing-fanatic-john-urges-people-with-persistent-heartburn-or-swallowing-issues-to-get-checked-this-oesophageal-cancer-awareness-month-20635",
            "image": "https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/media/images/versions/img94joktmu793354.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T17:02:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "55c8841b0bc198119648bb5f3c2d7173",
                "name": "University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS",
                "url": "https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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