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": 196240,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5f13c7225d25fc10defb84e8d818c354",
            "title": "Price reductions needed to make groundbreaking Alzheimer’s drugs available - study",
            "description": "Irish study of 174 countries finds that the real-world impact of innovative treatments will depend on whether they are priced in ways that health systems can afford",
            "content": "Most countries around the world are likely to require substantial price reductions before they will be able to reimburse groundbreaking new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, new Irish research has found\nA study led by Trinity College Dublin estimat... [3706 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.imt.ie/news/price-reductions-needed-to-make-groundbreaking-alzheimers-drugs-available-study-14-05-2026/",
            "image": "https://d1l0gza1nowsqe.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/02/alzheimers-GettyImages-1319103345-620.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T07:08:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9abece19179cd866062599b53d837d3c",
                "name": "Irish Medical Times",
                "url": "https://www.imt.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a1b5ad028e625e160719cfc7c8b60352",
            "title": "Four-in-five strokes preventable, Oireachtas briefing told",
            "description": "National cardiovascular risk prevention clinics can help patients control hypertension and reduce their risk of cardiac conditions, clinicians tell TDs and Senators",
            "content": "Up to 80 per cent of strokes are preventable through earlier detection and better management of cardiovascular risk factors, particularly high blood pressure, an Oireachtas briefing has heard.\nClinicians told TDs and Senators that the establishment o... [2288 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.imt.ie/news/four-in-five-strokes-preventable-oireachtas-briefing-told-14-05-2026/",
            "image": "https://d1l0gza1nowsqe.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/05/GettyImages-1366196062-stroke-620.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T07:08:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9abece19179cd866062599b53d837d3c",
                "name": "Irish Medical Times",
                "url": "https://www.imt.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "184b022a114ecd8a4190f4153398350c",
            "title": "Incidents of stroke putting significiant pressure on Irish health system, Cork survey says",
            "description": "The study, undertaken in conjunction with Rethink Ireland, highlighted the importance of exercise in stroke recovery, leading to the call for ...",
            "content": "The number of people affected by stroke in Ireland is putting “significant strain” on the country’s health system, and new cases could rise by up to 59% in the next 20 years, according to a report published by a Cork-based organisation.\nCork Stroke S... [2622 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41844015.html",
            "image": "https://www.echolive.ie/cms_media/module_img/10156/5078064_2_seoimageog_iStock-1168179082_1_.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f960a5c7170d668a44d9dcd52b0d2d0a",
                "name": "echo live",
                "url": "https://www.echolive.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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