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": 184558,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "594b1fe7d96818d737f1d920ff1fd139",
            "title": "Ireland sees sharp rise in STIs as levels hit record high in Europe",
            "description": "The ECDC said bacterial sexually transmitted infections have reached a record high in Europe.",
            "content": "Eva Osborne\nThe rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Ireland were almost a third higher in 2024 than they were in 2019.\nAccording to new data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Ireland was in the top thr... [304 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.roscommonherald.ie/ireland-sees-sharp-rise-in-stis-as-levels-hit-record-high-in-europe_arid-99073.html",
            "image": "https://www.roscommonherald.ie/cms_media/module_img/7700/3850461_1_articledetail_pa-82608067-e1779545287375.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T14:09:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "87d505fcb3f691a50327fec99808bc35",
                "name": "roscommonherald.ie",
                "url": "https://www.roscommonherald.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ee70743d2f2a0f035f24ccce5a93269e",
            "title": "Ireland sees sharp rise in STIs as levels hit record high in Europe",
            "description": "The ECDC said bacterial sexually transmitted infections have reached a record high in Europe.",
            "content": "Eva Osborne\nThe rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Ireland were almost a third higher in 2024 than they were in 2019.\nAccording to new data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Ireland was in the top thr... [304 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.echolive.ie/nationalnews/arid-41850204.html",
            "image": "https://www.echolive.ie/cms_media/module_img/10184/5092071_1_seoimageog_pa-82608067-e1779545287375.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T14:09:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f960a5c7170d668a44d9dcd52b0d2d0a",
                "name": "echo live",
                "url": "https://www.echolive.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "991a0dde6c690874460f621257c1d6be",
            "title": "Doctors Warn Of Infectious Hazard Linked To Re-Turns",
            "description": "The authors called on Re-turn, the Health Service Executive (HSE) and other relevant organisations to work together in developing safe and hygienic operating",
            "content": "Doctors have warned that there may be a risk of bacterial growth and other infectious hazards associated with the Re-turn Deposit Re-Turn Scheme (DRS).\nA number of medical professionals, including a public health specialist, have raised concerns that... [2197 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nova.ie/doctors-warn-of-infectious-hazard-linked-to-re-turns/",
            "image": "https://www.nova.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shutterstock_2431329539.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T12:03:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "acf05431a7ff47cfc132f19cbc74faf5",
                "name": "Nova.ie",
                "url": "https://www.nova.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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