Flag of Ireland

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": 182422,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9256ab8a9fec993a45e0be5aaeb1cd5a",
            "title": "H9N2 avian influenza case reported in Lombardy, Italy",
            "description": "The Italy Ministry of Health reports that the Lombardy Region has identified a case of infection with the low-pathogenicity avian influenza A(H9N2) virus of animal origin, in a individual with concomitant illnesses, who came from a non-European country (imported) where he contracted the infection, and is currently hospitalized.",
            "content": "The Italy Ministry of Health reports that the Lombardy Region has identified a case of infection with the low-pathogenicity avian influenza A(H9N2) virus of animal origin, in a individual with concomitant illnesses, who came from a non-European count... [963 chars]",
            "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/h9n2-avian-influenza-case-reported",
            "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Smi!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5269e312-6e04-4d65-ad90-0ebb61e83666_640x687.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T22:09:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1e3a7a8ed1371209df6a04dee0f1869",
                "name": "Outbreak News Today",
                "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "74ec9132e43939d97a7584a69ac5ec62",
            "title": "'Breakbone fever': CDC issues global travel alert for potentially life-threatening disease",
            "description": "The CDC issued a global travel alert for denge -- which is also known as \"dengue fever\" or \"breakbone fever\" -- and spread by mosquito bites.",
            "content": "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a global travel alert for dengue, warning that travelers returning to the U.S. are testing positive for mosquito-borne illness.\nThe advisory was issued on Monday and is classified as a \"Leve... [1990 chars]",
            "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/breakbone-fever-cdc-issues-global-travel-alert-for-potentially-life-threatening-disease-dengue-fever-infection-disease-symptoms-fever-headache-nausea-vomiting-muscle-joint-pain-aches-minor-bleeding-mosquito-bites-traveling-travelers-vacation-trip",
            "image": "https://mynbc15.com/resources/media2/16x9/2998/1320/0x159/90/3b2ae233-b994-4d7c-8a9b-aa43d45ee43b-GettyImages1348846.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T21:32:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "25ff6c8d78d57fee3b262b686909b398",
                "name": "mynbc15.com",
                "url": "https://mynbc15.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a820c9e6aa5b38f5f8f71d96c743e815",
            "title": "Peru's leptospirosis outbreak tops 1,000 cases",
            "description": "The Peru Ministry of Health (Minsa) is intensifying its surveillance, training, and public health response efforts against leptospirosis as the number of cases increase.",
            "content": "The Peru Ministry of Health (Minsa) is intensifying its surveillance, training, and public health response efforts against leptospirosis as the number of cases increase. This prompted the National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention and Control of Di... [1499 chars]",
            "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/perus-leptospirosis-outbreak-tops",
            "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!weaV!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7368de2b-c3d8-4d1e-a6eb-c45f2b77fadb_497x373.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T21:32:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1e3a7a8ed1371209df6a04dee0f1869",
                "name": "Outbreak News Today",
                "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Categories