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": 194366,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3d67d059057a4d9fbd86d6c7fcda8591",
            "title": "Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, WHO reports",
            "description": "WHO estimates find unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths each year, with children and low-income regions hardest hit.",
            "content": "New figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) find that unsafe food causes up to 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths worldwide every year, underlining the continuing scale of the global food safety challenge.\nThe analysis, published t... [4258 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/news/unsafe-food-causes-866-million-illnesses-and-15-million-deaths-annually-who-reports/2135640.article",
            "image": "https://d1qyip7ii4bpjm.cloudfront.net/Pictures/1024x536/2/2/8/21228_shutterstock_2585964269_506577.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T15:08:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0803e65948f9b812380dea13a2cda03e",
                "name": "New Food",
                "url": "https://www.newfoodmagazine.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "af4a756f39ae0c46e66fbd594fe45c26",
            "title": "Irish doctor launches artificial intelligence app to transform medical training",
            "description": "Real-time learning platform designed by RCSI graduate helps medical students get the most from hospital placements",
            "content": "Jake Robinson graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2023, and having been through multiple hospital placements as a student, he was acutely aware of how this on-the-job training can fail young doctors.\n“Clinical placements are the most impo... [5514 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/06/04/irish-doctor-launches-artificial-intelligence-app-to-transform-medical-training/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2PZE7TJSFEMDE2XOIYLWWEYCA.jpg?smart=true&auth=3b854aa87c7b98c0ea098247fcc3cc819ce73b5aec9cccc2ac8ce96786d7762b&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T14:26:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bca964c4b1330f4e578de8ddd27d6c47",
            "title": "Damian Boylan: My diagnosis was no surprise..the treatment means 'Celtic curse' has little effect on my life",
            "description": "As part of World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week, Damian Boylan, a councillor from Blarney, talks about his diagnosis and treatment",
            "content": "I live in Blarney with Brenda, my wife, and we have two children, Kate and Simon. It’s a busy house, made busier by me being a local councillor on Cork City Council.\nI was elected in 2019 so the past few years has been an active time representing my ... [5112 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.echolive.ie/corkviews/arid-41855949.html",
            "image": "https://www.echolive.ie/cms_media/module_img/10208/5104323_2_seoimageog_DARAGH_20KANE_20PHOTOGRAPHY_20Damian_20and_20Tony_20outside_20Lord_20Mayor_20Door_20Cork_20City_20Hall_1_.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T11:56:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f960a5c7170d668a44d9dcd52b0d2d0a",
                "name": "echo live",
                "url": "https://www.echolive.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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