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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": 195940,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3cb256c4885482dfa752dfc41214017b",
            "title": "TUH Talks: The importance of screening for Cervical Cancer ….",
            "description": "In this month’s Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) Talks Health Column, Sinéad Cleary Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Women’s Health at TUH outlines what every woman can do to eliminate Cervical Cancer in Ireland by 2040. In Ireland on average 292 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually and 90 women die from the disease. The WHO […]",
            "content": "In this month’s Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) Talks Health Column, Sinéad Cleary Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Women’s Health at TUH outlines what every woman can do to eliminate Cervical Cancer in Ireland by 2040.\nIn Ireland on average 292 wom... [2984 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.echo.ie/tuh-talks-the-importance-of-screening-for-cervical-cancer/",
            "image": "https://cdn.echo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/03101933/Sinead-Cleary-Dr-O-Neill-Noeleen-Leddy-Episdoe-1.gif",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T10:20:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cb1bc74c75fae74ea24f53fc707d2f58",
                "name": "Echo.ie",
                "url": "https://www.echo.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "512a143d6d6aca2ee726cc929d0903dd",
            "title": "Why sleep changes as you get older - and how to get enough rest",
            "description": "A disrupted nights sleep shouldn’t be inevitable, even as you age",
            "content": "Among the less desirable aspects of advancing age, poor sleep often ranks highly.\nThe British Geriatrics Society highlights this issue, stating that approximately 40 per cent of people aged 65 and over regularly experience insomnia, with up to 75 per... [6208 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/health-and-families/sleep-insomnia-symptoms-help-advice-aging-b2930792.html",
            "image": "https://static.the-independent.com/2025/03/04/10/59/iStock-1471775363.jpeg?width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T09:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "45068c7aec9e79ebb4502ea26b1e2468",
            "title": "‘Do You Take Milk?’: Leitrim MND nurse calls on public to put on the kettle to help those with the condition",
            "description": "Campaign aims to raise vital funds to support more than 470 families in Ireland living with Motor Neurone Disease",
            "content": "The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) is inviting people from across Ireland to host a tea party this March as part of its annual ‘Drink Tea for MND’ campaign.\n“I'll be honest, most often the conversations I have when I go out to somebo... [2478 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/local-news/2028785/do-you-take-milk-leitrim-mnd-nurse-calls-on-public-to-put-on-the-kettle-to-help-those-with-the-condition.html",
            "image": "https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/resizer/1200/700/true/2026_03_03/pexels-freestocks-370018-1772529154712.jpg--_do_you_take_milk____leitrim_mnd_nurse_calls_on_public_to_put_on_the_kettle_to_help_those_with_the_condition.jpg?1772529161498",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T09:17:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa746f355e209fd86159f2fd69fc7d6f",
                "name": "Leitrim Observer",
                "url": "https://www.leitrimobserver.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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