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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": 191804,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2703a9f591ff156eb1d080f318e00619",
            "title": "Tranexamic Acid Reduces Major Bleeding in Urologic Surgery",
            "description": "Prior results with the drug in other surgical settings have been mixed",
            "content": "Use of tranexamic acid (TXA) reduced the risk of major bleeding in patients undergoing urologic surgery, results from the randomized POISE-3 trial showed.\nAmong more than 1,100 patients, 6.1% of those in the TXA group experienced major bleeding compa... [4048 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/eau/120347",
            "image": "https://assets.medpagetoday.net/media/images/120xxx/120347.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T19:46:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "572d25e23e12ec1560e8ee1884a7057a",
                "name": "MedPage Today",
                "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c6fea07c3751cc52a3dee335eff08da0",
            "title": "How GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Affect Appetite, Mood, and Behavior",
            "description": "In addition to their weight loss benefits, GLP-1 RAs also act on neural circuits involved in appetite, impulse control, and reward.",
            "content": "Introduction\nNeurobehavioral and metabolic effects of GLP-1 RAs\nHow GLP-1 RAs affect appetite\nChanges in cravings, mood, and behavior\nHow GLP-1 drugs may reshape addiction pathways\nClinical and public health implications\nConclusions\nReferences\nFurthe... [12113 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/health/How-GLP-1-Weight-Loss-Drugs-Affect-Appetite-Mood-and-Behavior.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/Article_Images/ImageForArticle_27324_1773590084095121.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T19:28:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7999284a44cdc3967b7f644a8edfa3d2",
            "title": "Health committee to hear of 'life changing' treatment for severe allergies",
            "description": "Allergy Action Ireland will call for access to this treatment and other supports",
            "content": "Ms Downes will talk about the challenges her family face. Both Josh, aged 11, and Erin, aged seven, live with severe food allergies and have to carry Epi-pens at all times including to school.\nThey have been going to France since November 2023 to acc... [2247 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41812010.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10014/5007359_6_seoimageog_iStock-2243791302.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T19:25:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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