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": 196990,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b8128b1dd38da85b1a355cb243f16d6c",
            "title": "Former Laois councillor gives urgent advice after life",
            "description": "After surviving sepsis for the second time, Noel is appealing to people to take precautionary measures against the potentially deadly illness",
            "content": "A FORMER Laois county councillor has issued potentially life-saving advice, after surviving life-threatening sepsis twice within two years.\nRetired Labour party councillor Noel Tuohy from Portlaoise is glad to be home after a three-month hospital sta... [2981 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.laois-nationalist.ie/news/former-laois-councillor-gives-urgent-advice-after-life-threatening-illness_arid-102326.html",
            "image": "https://www.laois-nationalist.ie/cms_media/module_img/7710/3855307_1_articledetail_Noel_Tuohy.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T16:47:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "86cbaadb393966e008c23aa8e4d3af49",
                "name": "laois-nationalist.ie",
                "url": "https://www.laois-nationalist.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a530b770ddacb53b3a7e5271157b95e8",
            "title": "MAP1B reveals unexpected role for cytoskeletal proteins in brain development",
            "description": "The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University now show that, in neural stem cells, proteins of the cytoskeleton are also found in the cell nucleus, where they can influence developmental programs.",
            "content": "The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University now show that, in neural stem cells, proteins of the cytoskeleton are also found in the cell nucleus, where they can influe... [5919 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-map1b-reveals-unexpected-role-cytoskeletal.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/when-cytoskeletal-prot.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T16:20:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1a851bc44467ef7e0b61e698c4f45c2e",
            "title": "Clare councillor calls for cardiovascular strategy after partner’s heart attack at 29",
            "description": "Rachel Hartigan says Ireland needs clear leadership on heart disease prevention, detection and treatment",
            "content": "The current cardiovascular policy expired in 2019 and, while the National Review of Cardiac Services was published recently, no implementation plan has yet been put in place.\nMs Hartigan told the Irish Examiner: “We are currently operating in a seven... [3072 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41865732.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10251/5125503_2_org_WhatsApp_20Image_202026-06-18_20at_2014.29.25_20_1_.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T15:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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