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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": 182136,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "97f10ac7e73fe7128fd832de589bc53c",
            "title": "New podcast movement born of parental concern",
            "description": "Whether it’s helping your baby sleep, feed, or thrive, there’s a show to support you. We chat to the hosts of some of Ireland’s most popular parenting podcasts",
            "content": "Homepage\nlifestyle\nHealth & Wellbeing\nNew podcast movement born of parental concern\nWhether it’s helping your baby sleep, feed, or thrive, there’s a show to support you. We chat to the hosts of some of Ireland’s most popular parenting podcasts\nLifest... [396 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41782577.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/9892/4946240_3_seoimageog_iStock-1309667585.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-27T02:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dfb1a31ab5ad75a29ae5d3f80f65e224",
            "title": "Previously unknown bacterial component in kidney stone formation discovered",
            "description": "In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney stone, revealing a previously unrecognized component involved in their formation.",
            "content": "In an unexpected finding, a UCLA-led team has discovered that bacteria are present inside the most common type of kidney stone, revealing a previously unrecognized component involved in their formation.\nThe findings, to be published in the journal Pr... [3375 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-previously-unknown-bacterial-component-kidney.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2024/kidney-stones-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-26T22:35:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "03a9b753884d03aa0a2779d821411eff",
            "title": "Unexplained Pauses Hit Nearly Half of Monthly-Updated CDC Databases, Raising Transparency Concerns",
            "description": "Almost half of the monthly-updated CDC databases had unexplained pauses in 2025, mostly affecting vaccination data, raising transparency and public health concerns.",
            "content": "Despite remaining publicly accessible, 38 CDC databases updated at least monthly were no longer current without notice as of October 28, 2025, potentially compromising the quality and transparency of public health decision-making.1\nGaps in CDC Survei... [6026 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ajmc.com/view/unexplained-pauses-hit-nearly-half-of-monthly-updated-cdc-databases-raising-transparency-concerns",
            "image": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0vv8moc6/ajmc/b97e35ca62f6bf15693527e03357774650eed324-3668x2579.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-26T22:15:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "44c3dc8c76228ef5cb2e596d2bd52f75",
                "name": "The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®)",
                "url": "https://www.ajmc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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