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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": 195186,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "02e05e7773e0998e97ac123a87912c76",
            "title": "Toxic RNA drives progressive heart damage in myotonic dystrophy",
            "description": "Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that leads to muscle weakness and wasting, but also affects the brain, the gastrointestinal tract and the heart.",
            "content": "Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that leads to muscle weakness and wasting, but also affects the brain, the gastrointestinal tract and the heart. In a study published in th... [5458 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260403/Toxic-RNA-drives-progressive-heart-damage-in-myotonic-dystrophy.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/image-handler/picture/2017/1/Anatomy_of_Human_Heart.-Liya_Graphics_5ac9d64765b747899bc4a9ef77468432-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T04:40:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "news-medical.net",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d1ee3062ee50844c685dfb726cf7848d",
            "title": "Following the initial trials in Africa of the groundbreaking drug that could put an end to AIDS",
            "description": "Eswatini, the country with the highest HIV prevalence in the world, is one of the first places to distribute lenacapavir, an injectable drug that is practically equivalent to a vaccine and with which health authorities expect to end the epidemic before 2030",
            "content": "Precious closes her eyes and clenches her fists as the syringe needle penetrates her right thigh, slowly injecting a greenish-yellow liquid. The same procedure is repeated in her left thigh. “You’re protected for six months now!” the nurse exclaims. ... [14193 chars]",
            "url": "https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-04/following-the-initial-trials-in-africa-of-the-groundbreaking-drug-that-could-put-an-end-to-aids.html",
            "image": "https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/N6B4S75EIZFMFB76JBNIR6XMSM.jpg?auth=547a7390ffa29711f8c173f98980ce8d8003d25a9d4581649167df7e28a5874b&width=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T04:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c31d6460bd6518296c8800041219f9e7",
                "name": "EL PAÍS English",
                "url": "https://english.elpais.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ab7915a455aefd7dbf62c37a14d42e71",
            "title": "Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2 shows no signs of greater danger",
            "description": "The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in over 40 countries dedicated to advancing research, collaboration, and pandemic preparedness, is monitoring the SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2, sometimes informally referred to in media reports as the \"cicada\" variant, and emphasizes that current evidence does not indicate cause for alarm or heightened public concern.",
            "content": "The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in over 40 countries dedicated to advancing research, collaboration, and pandemic preparedness, is monitoring the... [2135 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260403/Emerging-SARS-CoV-2-variant-BA32-shows-no-signs-of-greater-danger.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/tags/TagImage-5811-45296012395219915055-620x480.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-04T03:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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