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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": 197136,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dbe83c1ab43247c777e0bfc202e817d0",
            "title": "Jesy Nelson ‘bittersweet’ after Scotland becomes first to screen babies for SMA",
            "description": "Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has said she feels “bittersweet” after Scotland became the first part of the UK to screen babies for a rare mus...",
            "content": "Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has said she feels “bittersweet” after Scotland became the first part of the UK to screen babies for a rare muscle disease that her daughters have.\nNelson, 34, announced earlier this year that her twins, Ocean Jad... [2190 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.corklive.ie/news/arts---entertainment/2045596/jesy-nelson-bittersweet-after-scotland-becomes-first-to-screen-babies-for-sma.html",
            "image": "https://www.corklive.ie/resizer/1200/700/true/pa/2026_03_23/1774285504069_0.jpg--.jpg?1774285504448",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T17:10:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a43972d4ef95e8b62a626afbdccaa9ec",
                "name": "CorkLive.ie",
                "url": "https://www.corklive.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "536541d655ee8de6a2b0a431687282db",
            "title": "Community rallies around young Carlow girl with 'severe scoliosis' needing 'urgent surgery'",
            "description": "The family of a young Carlow girl suffering from severe scoliosis has received an outpouring of support from the public.",
            "content": "The family of a young Carlow girl suffering from severe scoliosis has received an outpouring of support from the public.\nSeven-year-old Roxanne Kelly was born with Arthrogryposis, a rare condition which saw severe impact to ‘her physical movement in ... [2109 chars]",
            "url": "https://rollercoaster.ie/family/young-carlow-girl-scoliosis/",
            "image": "https://rollercoaster.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/81767817_1773048693288491_r.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T15:15:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6d9bd8fe6be62794603fbc797c78236c",
                "name": "rollercoaster.ie",
                "url": "https://rollercoaster.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "64c318ae7a70901af03fa082ab26809c",
            "title": "From ‘black or dark red’ poo to tummy pain - warning signs of bowel cancer you might spot in bathroom",
            "description": "THE HSE has shared the key bowel cancer symptoms Irish people should watch out for after MAFS star Mel Schilling urged others to get checked if...",
            "content": "THE HSE has shared the key bowel cancer symptoms Irish people should watch out for after MAFS star Mel Schilling urged others to get checked if something feels wrong.\nThe dating coach, who starred on the Australian and UK versions of the hit show, wa... [3125 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.ie/health/16720987/bowel-cancer-symptoms-dark-poo-tummy-pain/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/photo-large-intestine-womans-body-893629124.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T14:16:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "75adf8e9d1744f288c0f3845d55cca10",
                "name": "The Irish Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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