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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": 185124,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "12770b217333ab88f45a575817ebceb8",
            "title": "Colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Here's who is most at risk and symptoms to watch for",
            "description": "The deaths of “Dawson’s Creek” actor James Van Der Beek at 48 this week, and a few years ago, “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman at 43, highlight the risk for younger adults.",
            "content": "Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It’s now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50.\nThe deaths of “Dawson’s Creek” actor James Van Der Beek at 48 this week, and a few years... [3966 chars]",
            "url": "https://whyy.org/articles/colorectal-cancer-rising-younger-adults/",
            "image": "https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/boseman-vdb-cancer-ap-2026-02-12.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T21:54:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5088730fe9d51a6076460589927935ed",
                "name": "WHYY",
                "url": "https://whyy.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d5c5676408e97744e919a4f50a4e92ef",
            "title": "Norovirus cases up over 50% in a week, says HSE",
            "description": "The HSE has urged the public to be aware of the signs and symptoms of norovirus as figures showed a sharp rise in cases.",
            "content": "The HSE has urged the public to be aware of the signs and symptoms of norovirus as figures showed a sharp rise in cases.\nThere were 86 cases in the week ending 7 February, compared with 56 the week before, a 54% rise.\nNorovirus, also known as the win... [1302 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0212/1558231-norovirus-cases/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00194e83-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T19:28:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dc7ffd40121587341645a82127f34b02",
            "title": "Norovirus cases up over 50 per cent in a week - HSE",
            "description": "The winter vomiting bug is one of the most common stomach bugs in Ireland.",
            "content": "By Bairbre Holmes, Press Association\nThe HSE has urged the public to be aware of the signs and symptoms of norovirus as figures showed a sharp rise in cases.\nThere were 86 cases in the week ending February 7th, compared with 56 the week before, a 54 ... [1368 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.laois-nationalist.ie/norovirus-cases-up-over-50-per-cent-in-a-week-hse_arid-87549.html",
            "image": "https://www.laois-nationalist.ie/cms_media/module_img/7667/3833770_1_articledetail_2-48808437.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T18:56:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "86cbaadb393966e008c23aa8e4d3af49",
                "name": "laois-nationalist.ie",
                "url": "https://www.laois-nationalist.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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