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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": 191304,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f9b93f8c231a3fad7fbf6b602e5504a7",
            "title": "HSE issues urgent holiday warning as highly infectious virus spreads across Europe",
            "description": "The Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued an urgent warning for Irish holidaymakers amid a surge in outbreaks of measles across a number of popular tourist destinations in Europe",
            "content": "The Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued an urgent warning for Irish holidaymakers amid a surge in outbreaks of measles across a number of popular tourist destinations in Europe\nThe HSE has issued a critical warning to Irish holidaymakers in lig... [4438 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/health/hse-issues-urgent-holiday-warning-33349428",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.dublinlive.ie/article33349427.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_Dublin-Airport-stock.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T18:07:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "30d63c07aa2e9af493ca4d4ca571a41a",
                "name": "Dublin Live",
                "url": "https://www.dublinlive.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f5b57d95813a46d34847888e0785e172",
            "title": "‘I see a rubber duck’ - QUB study finds babies are better learners than AI",
            "description": "With the help of her young daughter, Queen’s University scientist discovers how babies learn far more quickly than previously thought",
            "content": "A new Queen’s University study has discovered babies are learning much faster than previously thought and even outperform artificial intelligence.\nThe report examined the responses of 130 two-month-olds in Dublin hospitals to being shown 12 common im... [2545 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/i-see-a-rubber-duck-qub-study-finds-babies-are-better-learners-than-ai-3VZTLM27XRFNFLHQYP43L34JR4/",
            "image": "https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/7ATH3WKZRND25FNGUC4JRHMLGQ.JPG?smart=true&auth=b544f0603c74b0fa5e9ad23d43081298064950276e94b6dd6bf3116450a58575&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T15:59:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f16efc96d0de1a6b5398d732cce1fe7a",
                "name": "The Irish News",
                "url": "https://www.irishnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8211e9a8d053a3167240ae56195bd1da",
            "title": "Urgent HSE holiday warning as highly infectious virus spreads across Europe",
            "description": "The HSE has issued urgent advice for Irish holidaymakers as health officials monitor a fast spreading infection across Europe.",
            "content": "The HSE has issued urgent advice for Irish holidaymakers as health officials monitor a fast spreading infection across Europe.\nWith winter travel in full swing, the HSE has issued an urgent warning for Irish holidaymakers amid a surge in outbreaks of... [3856 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/health-news/urgent-hse-holiday-warning-highly-36657047",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/article35287916.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/4_dublin-airport-departures-stock.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T15:26:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3f207a072857e314b4314cf28017474e",
                "name": "Irish Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.irishmirror.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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