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": 215716,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0c491325f59f8e4df3825180a4393a30",
            "title": "What happens to the Irish passengers after hantavirus ship docks at Canary Islands?",
            "description": "As MV Hondius prepares to dock at the Canary Islands on Sunday, countries are preparing to repatriate passengers",
            "content": "As the MV Hondius prepares to dock at the Canary Islands on Sunday, countries are preparing to repatriate passengers in a way that mitigates any risk of the disease spreading further.\nThree people have died in the outbreak, while eight are suspected ... [2595 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/09/explainer-what-awaits-irish-passengers-after-hantavirus-ship-reaches-canary-islands/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4KY7L5NXH2RIFOIQUN7R627AY4.jpg?smart=true&auth=436a1eaa074679f9e7bbf6dbbddee354635d3e757842a80c72f85f364ea0acaf&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T05:02:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f9575fa0b634f5a518dd6c445e6cd871",
            "title": "WHO says six hantavirus cases confirmed so far",
            "description": "There are six confirmed cases of hantavirus so far out of eight suspected ones following an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization said.",
            "content": "There are six confirmed cases of hantavirus so far out of eight suspected ones following an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization said.\n\"As of 8 May, a total of eight cases, including three deaths (case fatality ratio 38%), have be... [2801 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0509/1572469-hantavirus-cruise-ship/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00245636-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T01:13:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1137d07a910da4f7bf07db4ef6b30439",
            "title": "WHO chief to visit Canaries to coordinate ship evacuation",
            "description": "World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will travel to the Spanish island of Tenerife tomorrow to coordinate the evacuation of passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus, interior ministry sources said.",
            "content": "World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will travel to the Spanish island of Tenerife tomorrow to coordinate the evacuation of passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus, interior ministry sources said.\nMr Tedros will accomp... [6390 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/health/2026/0508/1572287-hantavirus-cruise-ship/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00245476-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T19:57:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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