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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": 188568,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "068eea32c3dc659f7eb3875207b19cf1",
            "title": "Our daughter, 2, died days after docs sent her home with fever",
            "description": "THE parents of a two-year-old who was sent home from hospital hours before her death have said they \"weren't listened to\".\nLeila Normington had...",
            "content": "THE parents of a two-year-old who was sent home from hospital hours before her death have said they “weren’t listened to”.\nLeila Normington had just finished treatment for meningitis when her parents took her to the hospital for a four day fever, and... [4406 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.ie/health/16586939/daughter-died-after-docs-sent-home-fever-nhs/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/02/newspress-collage-903c545o6-1771953038658.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&1771958192&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T18:40:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "75adf8e9d1744f288c0f3845d55cca10",
                "name": "The Irish Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0b32c9e2feb6970bbba2cf33919925d9",
            "title": "The Best Times To Drink Coffee Throughout the Day for Lasting Energy",
            "description": "Many people rely on coffee to feel alert and energetic, but drinking your cup of joe at these specific times can maximize its energy-boosting benefits.",
            "content": "Drinking your cup of joe at certain times throughout the day—not just immediately after you wake up—can have substantial effects on your energy levels and health. So if you’re looking to maximize coffee’s impact on your alertness and focus, here’s wh... [5762 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.health.com/when-to-drink-coffee-for-lasting-energy-11912650",
            "image": "https://www.health.com/thmb/OQpRDgIjoXV6bjEbpHOQNvebH5k=/7952x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Health-GettyImages-1071707424-001a78298bd548a1b03b100046241c35.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T17:42:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3ff4d824f87e8ec248212efe8278dac0",
                "name": "Health: Trusted and Empathetic Health and Wellness Information",
                "url": "https://www.health.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2fe172bdbbf3b45ccd8e86628fd0d2cc",
            "title": "'I was left anxious and worrying about the future after a life-changing heart diagnosis'",
            "description": "There is no cure and when she was diagnosed in 2024, there was very little information or support given to her.",
            "content": "There is no cure and when she was diagnosed in 2024, there was very little information or support given to her.\nFor most 24-year-olds, health concerns, especially heart-related ones, are something to be resigned to the distant future. But for Erin Ho... [7486 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/i-left-anxious-worrying-future-33479741",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.belfastlive.co.uk/article33479759.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_Erin.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-24T15:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78881a9cd935152c13a00724e7ab8166",
                "name": "Belfast Live",
                "url": "https://www.belfastlive.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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