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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": 189658,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d14726df1a46b376ad098c96955b74e6",
            "title": "Association of Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) with Functional Outcomes af",
            "description": "Underscoring the importance of long-term glycemic control in stroke management.",
            "content": "Introduction\nAcute ischemic stroke (AIS) resulting from large vessel occlusion (LVO) represents one of the most devastating neurological emergencies, characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates.1 Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has revolution... [19678 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dovepress.com/association-of-glycated-hemoglobin-hba1c-with-functional-outcomes-afte-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CIA",
            "image": "https://www.dovepress.com/assets/img/addon/og_logo.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T15:29:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0c36602ae3364771a02cf01a019b99b2",
                "name": "Dove Medical Press",
                "url": "https://www.dovepress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "152a6e0912c2929c7b07cae0457d8fc3",
            "title": "Visitor restrictions at Cork, Laois hospitals due to flu",
            "description": "Visitor restrictions have been put in place at hospitals in Cork and Laois to help limit the spread of influenza.",
            "content": "Visitor restrictions have been put in place at hospitals in Cork and Laois to help limit the spread of influenza.\nAt Cork University Hospital, visits are restricted to one visitor per patient per day for a maximum of 15 minutes.\nVisitors must wear su... [2051 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0116/1553499-visitor-restrictions/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00127bd9-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T14:58:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d78f391ccb03dc0d5525e4131733957b",
            "title": "Family of 28-year old-diabetic who died settle action against Limerick medical centre",
            "description": "Man collapsed at home the day after he was seen by a doctor and was brought to hospital. He was diagnosed with cardiac arrest and diabetes ketoacidosis and died three days later, court heard",
            "content": "An autopsy later gave the cause of death as brain stem haemorrhages and diabetic ketoacidosis, along with bleeding in the pancreas.\nDaniel’s mother, Inga Ammonsen, of Garryowen, Co Limerick, had sued Park Lodge Medical Centre, Dublin Road, Rhebogue, ... [2773 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-41777036.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/9869/4934945_2_seoimageog_Ammonsen_20family202601165907.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T14:53:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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