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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": 190284,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4704033a0b97e3aeee08ec883c0a23bb",
            "title": "Are ultra-processed foods as bad for us as we've been led to believe?",
            "description": "Read an extract from In Defence of Bread, the new posthumously published book by food scientist Professor Mike Gibney.",
            "content": "This is an extract from In Defence of Bread by nutrition expert Professor Mike Gibney, who passed away in 2024. The new posthumously published book is about ultra-processed foods and inconsistent public health advice about their role in our diets.\nTH... [7586 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/in-defence-of-bread-extract-mike-gibney-6892277-Dec2025/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/6892277/river/?height=400&version=6893163",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-28T19:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6ecf3081cf6cc81a55b030afade51546",
            "title": "HSE issues urgent warning as cases of nasty bug surge across Ireland",
            "description": "Health authorities are warning the public about norovirus circulating at high levels across Ireland, with cases expected to continue rising over the festive season",
            "content": "Health authorities are warning the public about norovirus circulating at high levels across Ireland, with cases expected to continue rising over the festive season\nIreland's health chiefs are urging the public to stay alert for telltale signs of a pa... [4638 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/irish-news/hse-issues-urgent-warning-cases-36442039",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.rsvplive.ie/article36442038.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_GettyImages-2093282853.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-28T17:14:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "16e5e43933527e466bbad6f40bbf6e38",
                "name": "RSVP Live",
                "url": "https://www.rsvplive.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e2fafea267ce3189ce96e9f931b49daf",
            "title": "Winter beef: Making the call on a shed finish or back to grass",
            "description": "Now is a good time to make the call on whether cattle will be finished from the shed or go back to grass next spring.",
            "content": "Now is a good time - if farmers have not already done so - to make the call on whether cattle will be finished from the shed or go back to grass next spring.\nHaving a clear plan for different batches of cattle is important as it will determine the le... [2297 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/winter-beef-making-the-call-on-a-shed-finish-or-back-to-grass/",
            "image": "https://cdn.agriland.ie/uploads/2025/12/cattle.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-28T17:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a32f70781885308b1f0a6bf60e7b2c6a",
                "name": "Agriland",
                "url": "https://www.agriland.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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