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": 196698,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f8ad840a6c095a6349992b52386f4019",
            "title": "Heart surgeon brands popular drink 'liquid death' and warns you should never consume them",
            "description": "Heart surgeon Dr Jeremy London has issued a stark warning about soft drinks, branding them 'liquid death' and insisting people should never drink them",
            "content": "Heart surgeon Dr Jeremy London has issued a stark warning about soft drinks, branding them 'liquid death' and insisting people should never drink them\nA heart surgeon has labelled one of the world's most widely consumed drinks as \"liquid death\", insi... [3098 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/heart-surgeon-brands-popular-drink-37253627",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/article37253649.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_GettyImages-2264149321.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-07T07:00:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3f207a072857e314b4314cf28017474e",
                "name": "Irish Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.irishmirror.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5977f1ca5efc5c06cd92a6501863b89f",
            "title": "A blood test for forgetfulness? Scientists edge closer to early Alzheimer’s detection",
            "description": "A simple blood test could one day help identify people at risk of Alzheimer’s long before memory problems begin, according to new research published in The Lancet.",
            "content": "A simple blood test could one day help identify people at risk of Alzheimer’s long before memory problems begin, according to new research published in The Lancet. Scientists found that certain changes in the blood may reveal early warning signs of t... [1137 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thedailystar.net/health/news/blood-test-forgetfulness-scientists-edge-closer-early-alzheimers-detection-4192266",
            "image": "https://www.thedailystar.net/sites/default/files/styles/social_share/public/2026-06/Alzheimers-detection.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T18:40:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4c601039d00af234e52a8219c9ecc97e",
                "name": "The Daily Star",
                "url": "https://www.thedailystar.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "245bff5be99378a72f1bbd8114588853",
            "title": "Escalation, and AI Integration From ASCO26",
            "description": "Arif Kamal: Major Breakdowns, De-Escalation, and AI Integration From ASCO26 / Arif Kamal, ASCO26",
            "content": "Arif Kamal/LinkedIn\nArif Kamal: Major Breakdowns, De-Escalation, and AI Integration From ASCO26\nArif Kamal, Chief Patient Officer of American Cancer Society and President of American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, shared a post on Linked... [1604 chars]",
            "url": "https://oncodaily.com/voices/arif-kamal-516297",
            "image": "https://oncodaily.com/pub/uploads/2025/10/Arif-Kamal.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T18:28:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "654c15cf5fba9c885b59fdc406129149",
                "name": "Oncodaily",
                "url": "https://oncodaily.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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