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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": 184622,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "76ac7746b26058168253f4e676039386",
            "title": "Learn What Makes Your Heart Tick This Valentine's Day",
            "description": "A new exhibition at Humanarium, a recently launched public space at RCSI’s new landmark education and research building at 118 St Stephen Green in Dublin",
            "content": "“Heart: More than a Beat” is designed to help visitors discover the wonders of the human heart, and leave with a deeper understanding of how to care for it. This free exhibition examines how the heart works and the steps we can take as individuals to... [1281 chars]",
            "url": "https://thegloss.ie/learn-what-makes-your-heart-tick-this-valentines-day/",
            "image": "https://thegloss.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NO-FEE-RCSI-HEART-MORE-THAN-BEAT-PREVIEW-JB6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T15:53:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "84adeed6f7a36f1d11f2412153d46c7e",
                "name": "The Gloss Magazine",
                "url": "https://thegloss.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "27e04be5aeafe98cdd1fc1df71fc4870",
            "title": "GP accepts some of his social media posts during Covid-19 pandemic were not appropriate",
            "description": "Dr Marcus de Brun faces 10 allegations at Medical Council fitness-to-practise hearing",
            "content": "A GP has admitted a tweet he posted, in which he suggested overweight people wanted everyone else to be vaccinated because it made them feel better, was not appropriate.\nDr Marcus de Brun, who ran Rush Family Practice in north Co Dublin, gave evidenc... [4045 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/02/12/gp-accepts-some-of-his-social-media-posts-during-covid-19-pandemic-were-not-appropriate/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORUV32X3KSP6XSGLFAWZDMIVIQ.JPG?smart=true&auth=7b4b010092b0ae0389494de53682c305b5e9edb599cae9c9cc2533898a006390&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T15:43:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dba33a1992b368ef618b6528def79276",
            "title": "Surge in winter vomiting bug as cases double",
            "description": "Ireland is experiencing a surge in the winter vomiting bug with 678 cases notified here already this winter.",
            "content": "Cases of the bug, known as norovirus, rose by 50pc last week compared to the previous seven days, according to the HSE.\nDr Paul McKeown, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, HSE National Health Protection said: “Norovirus cases have been at high lev... [2868 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/surge-in-winter-vomiting-bug-as-cases-double/a1538558098.html",
            "image": "https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/25p_qzq5k6V-fc0PyFN0h4LuulU=/95x0:1145x700/629x0/prod-mh-ireland/2ba912ff-2cca-46fd-b544-3109e477939e/43dc63a9-8c4c-48c4-8672-480d1a6ef140/2ba912ff-2cca-46fd-b544-3109e477939e.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T15:30:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ae507f956c22e5192e709803bdcb0f18",
                "name": "The Irish Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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