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": 213048,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9faf9a39eb984477204c2415f8953f42",
            "title": "More than 800 on waiting lists for 'game-changer' HIV drug",
            "description": "“It could be possible to end HIV transmissions in Ireland — but to get there, we need action,\" said Pádraig Rice, the Social Democrats TD for Cork South Central.",
            "content": "In the Dublin and North-East areas, waiting lists range between four and nine months. In the HSE Dublin and Midlands region, individuals waiting for appointments at Portlaoise Hospital can wait for up to a year.\nBetween University Hospital Limerick a... [2666 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41834159.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10110/5055425_6_seoimageog_2.8036766.jpg.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T00:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "07f76029717a9885d1ab08ffbe65fe77",
            "title": "Power naps or warning signs? Study raises red flags for frequent nappers",
            "description": "Longer and more frequent daytime naps may be a warning sign of underlying health problems in older adults, according to new research.",
            "content": "Longer and more frequent daytime naps may be a warning sign of underlying health problems in older adults, according to new research.\nA study published in JAMA Network Open tracked 1,338 adults aged 56 and older for up to 19 years using wrist-worn ac... [2194 chars]",
            "url": "https://san.com/cc/power-naps-or-warning-signs-study-raises-red-flags-for-frequent-nappers/",
            "image": "https://san.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2248263602_Getty_Images_clean.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T22:43:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f79127519acdb949f99013decec33de0",
                "name": "Straight Arrow News - SAN",
                "url": "https://san.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6473cf503d908654c55950260a39a294",
            "title": "Main cause of sunburn is identified, it's time to rewrite the textbooks",
            "description": "New research reveals that sunburn may be caused by RNA damage, not DNA, challenging long-held beliefs about UV exposure.",
            "content": "Your skin protects you from things like dirt, germs, and other harmful things in the environment. But because it’s always exposed, it also gets hit with things like sunlight and UV rays, which can lead to sunburn, long-term skin damage, or even cance... [5863 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.earth.com/news/main-cause-of-sunburn-finally-identified-rna-damage-not-dna-uv-exposure/",
            "image": "https://cff2.earth.com/uploads/2025/01/24163112/sunburn_cause-discovered_not-dna-damage_rna_1m.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T22:42:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fca72a05020e12df547eedb79c870663",
                "name": "Earth.com",
                "url": "https://www.earth.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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