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Ireland Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Ireland with our JSON API.

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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": 191796,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "83402b514d167b3407a7639e48f7d268",
            "title": "HSE Chief Medical Officer warns of ‘ongoing pressures’ from flu cases",
            "description": "The Chief Medical Officer of the HSE has said it is expected that there will be a “plateau of flu cases” in the coming weeks rather than a drop off in numbers.",
            "content": "There were 1,777 confirmed cases of influenza last week, down from just over 3,500 cases earlier in the month, according to data from the HSE and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.\nThe latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organis... [1957 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/hse-chief-medical-officer-warns-of-ongoing-pressures-from-flu-cases/a1209050060.html",
            "image": "https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/d3qvfQzJd54hxt4X52PWhh5Rf7A=/0x0:1279x853/629x0/prod-mh-ireland/b4815ccc-ce20-4a93-8c78-f251cfda7bd2/ff7c04a1-bcba-4b86-b22f-513079b82605/b4815ccc-ce20-4a93-8c78-f251cfda7bd2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T15:34:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ae507f956c22e5192e709803bdcb0f18",
                "name": "The Irish Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "690c7cb62a98594f82f0c3ca83635c0c",
            "title": "HSE popular medication warning with 'small chance' cancer risk after prolonged use",
            "description": "'More evidence is needed'- but they shared the symptoms to watch for",
            "content": "'More evidence is needed'- but they shared the symptoms to watch for\nThe HSE offers vital guidance on its website for individuals who have been prescribed lansoprazole, especially if they've been on the medication for three months or longer over, wit... [5257 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.galwaybeo.ie/news/galway-news/hse-popular-medication-warning-small-10729573",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.galwaybeo.ie/article10729570.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_GettyImages-1180193116-5.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T15:14:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a34627d213f1ea1d9e0a47e756cabf6d",
                "name": "Galway Beo",
                "url": "https://www.galwaybeo.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c6d3680c8365cc16e3fe9753c96fca21",
            "title": "Tom Kerridge lost '11 stone in three years' with key diet plan",
            "description": "The TV chef previously shared how one diet plan helped him shed the weight, though it may not suit everyone",
            "content": "Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge champions a lesser-known weight loss plan, crediting it with helping him drop a staggering 11 stone. The 52-year-old dubbed his approach the 'dopamine diet', which centres on food that sparks joy.\n\"Over three years, I lost... [2881 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rsvplive.ie/life/health/tom-kerridge-lost-11-stone-36473901",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article35185248.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_GQ-Food-Drink-Awards.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T14:51:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "16e5e43933527e466bbad6f40bbf6e38",
                "name": "RSVP Live",
                "url": "https://www.rsvplive.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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