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": 222986,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7c4e5f946ce4db33df58de950bee433f",
            "title": "Three dead from hantavirus aboard luxury cruise ship sailing from Argentina to the Canary Islands",
            "description": "Three others are also sick, one of whom is in the ICU in South Africa",
            "content": "Three people have died and one is in critical condition after a hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship that sailed from Argentina to the Canary Islands. The virus has infected at least six passengers, according to the WHO (World Health Organ... [2316 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/health/three-dead-from-hantavirus-aboard-luxury-cruise-20260504122011-nt.html",
            "image": "https://s2.ppllstatics.com/surinenglish/www/multimedia/2026/05/04/crucero-hantavirus-kir-U202077869335iv-1200x840RC-RfGRq9ilx91WiGFtsg585WO-1200x840@Diario%20Sur.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T10:20:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c3b1655cd0ee39c34e69d495495159df",
                "name": "Sur in English",
                "url": "https://www.surinenglish.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cc8fc6b7e0ac18f87cad28267ca59866",
            "title": "Hantavirus Q&A: What is the infection that has killed three people on a cruise ship?",
            "description": "The outbreak was reported on the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, which was travelling between Argentina and Cape Verde",
            "content": "Three passengers on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).\nThe outbreak was reported on the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, which was travelling between Arg... [5051 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/05/04/hantavirus-qa-what-is-the-infection-that-has-killed-three-people-on-a-cruise-ship/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/null?smart=true&auth=undefined&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T08:33:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0b530257c2197b7325b74d4c16bbbcfb",
            "title": "Hantavirus outbreak: Three passengers dead after suspected cases on cruise ship",
            "description": "Dutch husband and wife and British person reported to have died, with three further people taken ill",
            "content": "Three passengers on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).\nThe outbreak was reported on the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, which was travelling between Arg... [3096 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/05/04/hantavirus-outbreak-three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-cases-on-cruise-ship/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MAUIED2LYY7H6A2OGPMQGZA64.jpg?smart=true&auth=35c70cc5c4509ceaf03f64e2246201e578a3d6ffe1fec1f75b246557da487090&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T06:49:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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