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": 185602,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4a76d1b67ac5922178c489b215a33fc6",
            "title": "day supplement that 'prevents holiday tummy troubles'",
            "description": "MAY half-term feels like the unofficial start of the summer holiday season, and many of us are finally dusting off our suitcases, including...",
            "content": "MAY half-term feels like the unofficial start of the summer holiday season, and many of us are finally dusting off our suitcases, including myself.\nRest is a vital clinical prescription.\nAdvertisement\nAdvertisement\nBut ‘holiday mode’ comes with a few... [9153 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.ie/health/17012068/travel-stomach-problems-blood-cloots-dr-zoe-williams/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/senior-man-experiencing-stomach-abdominal-1048095178.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T15:23:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "75adf8e9d1744f288c0f3845d55cca10",
                "name": "The Irish Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "45d449d55d83d86f6d968f1217353bd6",
            "title": "Ballina woman shares her personal story for World MS Day",
            "description": "\"I prioritise the people who I love and don't stress about what anyone else thinks\"",
            "content": "For Rachel Keaveny from Ballina, Co. Mayo, living with multiple sclerosis means waking up each day with a level of fatigue that can be hard for others to understand.\nAs part of MS Ireland's World MS Day 2026 campaign, MS Journeys: Many Faces, One Com... [3987 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/ballina-woman-shares-her-personal-story-for-world-ms-day_arid-99403.html",
            "image": "https://www.westernpeople.ie/cms_media/module_img/7701/3850975_1_articledetail_Rachel.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T13:26:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8814ecea7ce6b0858574c805c666d46f",
                "name": "westernpeople.ie",
                "url": "https://www.westernpeople.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8278bdf1500d325f1527082b440a2d0b",
            "title": "Yes, Stress Can Affect Your Gut Health - Here's EYNTK",
            "description": "\"The brain-gut axis is a two-way pathway\"",
            "content": "Have you ever felt your stomach drop? Felt your insides twist after getting bad news? Felt sick or need to use the bathroom when feeling anxious?\nYou’re not the only one. In fact, so many of us are feeling the stresses of life these days – and so man... [3499 chars]",
            "url": "https://stellar.ie/trending/yes-stress-can-affect-your-gut-health-heres-eyntk/149335",
            "image": "https://stellar-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/05/pexels-amina-filkins-5425117-640x400.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T11:46:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f803cad64afeeb0919b6c902797a0698",
                "name": "stellar.ie",
                "url": "https://stellar.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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