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": 202726,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "44c0b08089ea69cb4bb6c7e3df1ccde1",
            "title": "Wicklow Surgeon Honoured By Tallaght University Hospital",
            "description": "Arklow born Surgeon Is Included In Tallaght Hospital Staff Hero Award Winners for 2026",
            "content": "News Home\nMore from East Coast FM Wicklow News\nArklow born Surgeon Is Included In Tallaght Hospital Staff Hero Award Winners for 2026\nTallaght University Hospital (TUH) announced its Staff Hero Award Winners for 2026 at a ceremony in the Hospital.\nTh... [1747 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.eastcoast.fm/news/wicklow-news/wicklow-surgeon-honoured-by-tallaght-university-hospital/",
            "image": "https://mm.aiircdn.com/530/5c41f5963bc36.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T05:23:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "13fe04a41807ee5ef23403e08b29c41a",
                "name": "East Coast FM",
                "url": "https://www.eastcoast.fm"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b8861b8446367a7515358d68d3a4141a",
            "title": "hit cruise ship released safely from 42",
            "description": "Pair spent a month on Portrane isolation facility before remaining at home for two further weeks",
            "content": "Two Irish people who had been on board a cruise ship hit by hantavirus were released from quarantine on Monday.\nThey served a quarantine period at the National Infectious Diseases Isolation Facility (NIDIF) at St Ita’s Campus in Portrane, north Co Du... [2434 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/26/irish-on-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-released-safely-from-42-day-quarantine/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZX6NUB5HIEDZCNGY7OZNN54IM.jpg?smart=true&auth=a15376df66a420b8e7ba00467d1b1f02fe6fd22ac687c2c60ab655270b3044ba&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T05:03:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "37d2be6854c525b1edfdfd859ff2383d",
            "title": "'Red meat consumption may not raise cancer death risk in Korean men'",
            "description": "Previous studies have linked high red meat consumption to increased cancer risk and poorer outcomes among cancer patients. However, a large-scale Korean study suggests the association may differ in the Korean population.The study found that the type of meat consumed, rather than the overall amount o",
            "content": "Previous studies have linked high red meat consumption to increased cancer risk and poorer outcomes among cancer patients. However, a large-scale Korean study suggests the association may differ in the Korean population.\nThe study found that the type... [4162 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=32204",
            "image": "https://cdn.koreabiomed.com/news/thumbnail/202606/32204_34977_3330_v150.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T04:33:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7a15a954848cfcfe7f034b568d7881a7",
                "name": "koreabiomed.com",
                "url": "https://www.koreabiomed.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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