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": 196040,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a3c7d6b66a287f23f7e22aeed1757f03",
            "title": "Dundalk Crohn's sufferer shares story ahead of World IBD Day",
            "description": "Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland is mounting a new campaign It Takes A Village to highlight the role that we can all play in supporting people with the conditi...",
            "content": "Sarah Reilly from Dundalk, who people may recognise as a Gogglebox Ireland TV critic, lives with Crohn’s disease\nWith World IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Day coming up on Tuesday May 19, Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland is mounting a new campaign, 'It ... [4999 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/louth-live/2082621/dundalk-crohn-s-sufferer-shares-story-ahead-of-world-ibd-day.html",
            "image": "https://www.ireland-live.ie/resizer/1200/700/true/2026_05_13/4._Sarah_Reilly_and_her_mum_Mary_Hartigan_in_Belfast%2C_November_2025-1778672446778_1778672541.jpg--dundalk_crohn_s_sufferer_story_shares_story_ahead_of_world_ibd_day.jpg?1778672541942",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T19:35:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3541a6aff5fb33dd974a93a600a58aff",
                "name": "Ireland Live",
                "url": "https://www.ireland-live.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1a4fda51a2c44147626c80db38389447",
            "title": "Dundalk Crohn's sufferer shares story ahead of World IBD Day",
            "description": "Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland is mounting a new campaign It Takes A Village to highlight the role that we can all play in supporting people with the conditi...",
            "content": "Sarah Reilly from Dundalk, who people may recognise as a Gogglebox Ireland TV critic, lives with Crohn’s disease\nWith World IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Day coming up on Tuesday May 19, Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland is mounting a new campaign, 'It ... [4999 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/local-news/2082272/dundalk-crohn-s-sufferer-shares-story-ahead-of-world-ibd-day.html",
            "image": "https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/resizer/1200/700/true/2026_05_13/4._Sarah_Reilly_and_her_mum_Mary_Hartigan_in_Belfast%2C_November_2025-1778672446778_1778672541.jpg--dundalk_crohn_s_sufferer_story_shares_story_ahead_of_world_ibd_day.jpg?1778672541942",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T19:32:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b331443c018fb1c56430bb26a7efa782",
                "name": "Louth Live Dundalk Democrat",
                "url": "https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2009107ae524c47b96034689a4c8fe30",
            "title": "Help stop oesophageal cancer before it starts by becoming Barrett's aware",
            "description": "Ahead of World Barrett’s Day on May 16th, the Oesophageal Cancer Fund is urging people to learn the signs of Barrett’s Oesophagus - a condition",
            "content": "Heartburn might seem harmless, but Irish health experts are warning that persistent acid reflux could be a much bigger deal than many people realise.\nAhead of World Barrett’s Day on May 16th, the Oesophageal Cancer Fund is urging people to learn the ... [6776 chars]",
            "url": "https://extra.ie/2026/05/13/sponsored/oesophageal-cancer-stop",
            "image": "https://extra.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Feat.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T17:21:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f29fb9925acc3624328216c145f1944d",
                "name": "Extra.ie",
                "url": "https://extra.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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