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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": 187672,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "64ff70c6278cc561778972b9ab15c26f",
            "title": "HSE issues stark warning as norovirus cases surge across Ireland",
            "description": "Cases surged by over 50% in the last week",
            "content": "HSE issues stark warning as cases of highly contagious norovirus surge across Ireland\nCases surged by over 50% in the last week\nIreland is dealing with a sharp rise in cases of a highly contagious bug, with the HSE warning the public to stay home for... [3138 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/hse-issues-stark-warning-cases-33428171",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.corkbeo.ie/article28292610.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/3_GettyImages-171631871.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T08:41:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "16c94e774a692cf1ee2232335bebf6e1",
                "name": "Cork Beo",
                "url": "https://www.corkbeo.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1177df8e14120b60eec2b629975141f7",
            "title": "Management and Feeding of Ewes Pre-Lambing",
            "description": "Proper nutrition of ewes in the weeks leading up to lambing is one of the most important factors influencing lamb survival, ewe health, and overall flock productivity. John Enda Flannelly tells us more.",
            "content": "Management and Feeding of Ewes Pre-Lambing\nProper nutrition of ewes in the weeks leading up to lambing is one of the most important factors influencing lamb survival, ewe health, and overall flock productivity. John Enda Flannelly tells us more.\nThe ... [3429 chars]",
            "url": "https://teagasc.ie/news--events/daily/management-and-feeding-of-ewes-pre-lambing/",
            "image": "https://teagasc.ie/wp-content/uploads/ewes-during-the-breeding-season-at-Athenry.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T08:04:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "27119541df63e8a8f255a4f069fe0c79",
                "name": "Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority",
                "url": "https://teagasc.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "60475ca936e030770a2c499b030ae648",
            "title": "Drogheda named mosquito hotspot in new Ireland health alert",
            "description": "A scientific review found there are at least 21 species of mosquitoes present in Ireland.",
            "content": "A scientific review found there are at least 21 species of mosquitoes present in Ireland.\nIrish mosquitoes can theoretically carry malaria – but advanced health systems means they almost never pick up the disease from an infected human.\nDrogheda has ... [3346 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/drogheda-named-mosquito-hotspot-new-36723676",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/article11421592.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/1_drogheda-town-skyline-stock-generic-271017jpgph.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T05:01:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3f207a072857e314b4314cf28017474e",
                "name": "Irish Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.irishmirror.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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