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": 196680,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b9f69f676b95807da09e2de9381fa3cb",
            "title": "CUMH apologises to parents of stillborn baby as inquest returns narrative verdict",
            "description": "CUMH’s own internal review subsequently identified delayed recognition of worsening cholestasis, together with missed opportunities for escalation and intervention",
            "content": "Baby Connie was stillborn on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, three days before a planned induction.\nIn its apology, CUMH offered its “heartfelt sympathies and deepest condolences” to Amy and Jason Barry of Cobh.\n“We recognise that there was [sic] missed opp... [2366 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41845236.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10161/5080947_8_seoimageog_EXM_2467.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T19:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "979deae2b6979158b978f0ebc3d4e1fe",
            "title": "Student dies and two people being treated after meningitis outbreak in Reading",
            "description": "One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B, which was the same strain behind a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.",
            "content": "One of the cases has been confirmed as meningitis B (MenB), which was linked to a cluster of fatal cases in Kent earlier this year.\nIt is understood the most recent case in Berkshire is not the same strain of MenB linked to the outbreaks in Kent in M... [3947 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.impartialreporter.com/news/national/26108483.student-dies-two-people-treated-meningitis-outbreak-reading/",
            "image": "https://www.impartialreporter.com/resources/images/20918879.jpg?type=og-image",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T19:07:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5e7c79a60f48f8e89a13da6df7680206",
                "name": "The Impartial Reporter",
                "url": "https://www.impartialreporter.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "53a36ea1674b1a51bd3938dc33f3e45c",
            "title": "Student dies and two others being treated after meningitis outbreak in Oxfordshire as medics rush to stop spread",
            "description": "A STUDENT has died and two others are being treated after a meningitis outbreak in Oxfordshire - with medics racing to stop the spread.\nThree...",
            "content": "A STUDENT has died and two others are being treated after a meningitis outbreak in Oxfordshire – with medics racing to stop the spread.\nThree cases of the deadly infection were reported by the UK Health Security Agency – and antibiotics have been off... [3457 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.ie/health/16959407/meningitis-outbreak-reading-one-dead/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/one-yellow-ambulance-parked-accident-945902091.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T19:07:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "75adf8e9d1744f288c0f3845d55cca10",
                "name": "The Irish Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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