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": 203494,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7b3a158392e822c8bba4eec65348e0cd",
            "title": "A swarm of the insects may be about to descend on Ireland and the UK this summer",
            "description": "Irish people are being warned to prepare for a possible invasion of the stinging insects this summer as the weather makes perfect conditions",
            "content": "Irish holidaymakers are being warned to brace for a surge in mosquito bites here at home, as soaring temperatures create ideal conditions for the blood-sucking insects to thrive.\nExperts say the current spell of hot weather is accelerating the mosqui... [1544 chars]",
            "url": "https://extra.ie/2026/06/26/news/mozzie-insects-invasion",
            "image": "https://extra.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mosquitoes-2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T17:52:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f29fb9925acc3624328216c145f1944d",
                "name": "Extra.ie",
                "url": "https://extra.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9b9f8c5a0fce0efd6da440b77298f85f",
            "title": "Spanish holiday island on high alert for infectious virus as child falls ill on holiday",
            "description": "Spanish health officials are urgently seeking anyone who may have been in contact with other people who have tested positive for the virus",
            "content": "A British child on holiday in Spain has become seriously ill with the virus known as the world’s most infectious disease.\nThe child, who is believed to be under five years of age, is thought to have been incubating the disease during the journey from... [1482 chars]",
            "url": "https://extra.ie/2026/06/26/news/spanish-holiday-island-on-high-alert",
            "image": "https://extra.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/measles-4.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T16:27:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f29fb9925acc3624328216c145f1944d",
                "name": "Extra.ie",
                "url": "https://extra.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "92b20aed5e9d712762a1b24224277688",
            "title": "Warning for anyone taking these 8 common medications during Ireland's heatwave",
            "description": "A health specialist has revealed eight common medications that can affect people during the heatwave.",
            "content": "A health specialist has revealed eight common medications that can affect people during the heatwave.\nThe scorching hot weather is in full swing across Ireland this week, with temperatures reaching up to 31C across Ireland.\nHealth Specialist at Landy... [2147 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/warning-anyone-taking-8-common-37354061",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/article37351111.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/1_GettyImages-2095806325.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T16:13:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3f207a072857e314b4314cf28017474e",
                "name": "Irish Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.irishmirror.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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