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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": 193040,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "16507eb4022435ba241651b1557e7255",
            "title": "PUF60-Mediated Splicing Emerges as a Therapeutic Vulnerability in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer",
            "description": "New research reveals PUF60's critical role in triple-negative breast cancer, highlighting RNA splicing as a promising therapeutic target for oncology.",
            "content": "Recent research from the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) has unveiled an unexpected molecular dependency in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)—the RNA-binding protein PUF60—revealing an important role for RNA splicing regulation in tumor ... [5188 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/puf60-mediated-splicing-emerges-as-a-therapeutic-vulnerability-in-triple-negative-breast-cancer",
            "image": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0vv8moc6/pharmacytimes/860cf9313f098b911600da688e334bd3331e7f22-6144x3072.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T18:03:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3a4e8bd2a12cbc70d635a30cfc733690",
                "name": "Pharmacy Times",
                "url": "https://www.pharmacytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0a9a4d03cfd275f2b0469c71712ac044",
            "title": "Flu numbers seem to have plateaued, says HSE",
            "description": "Caseload of 1,910 hospitalised last week is way down from pre-Christmas peak of 3,544",
            "content": "The level of influenza cases “seem to have reached a plateau” since the Christmas period, the HSE has said.\nIn a statement on Monday, the health service said there were 1,910 cases of influenza last week, a small increase on the 1,803 cases a fortnig... [1438 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/01/19/flu-numbers-seem-to-have-plateaued-says-hse/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7RJ7ASHNNFPRHRJUXJ4IKIPSY.jpg?smart=true&auth=4febaca715189bcf3de18ef6c09119d5f80e27bc7c13d4f4744519acc77e87e0&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T17:11:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a6d39d2b5f8a7eac40c41681098f06eb",
            "title": "First curative lung cancer surgeries undertaken in pilot programme",
            "description": "First curative lung cancer surgeries undertaken as part of pilot programme",
            "content": "The first curative lung cancer surgeries connected to the Lung Health Check pilot programme have taken place in recent months, according to the Irish Cancer Society.\nThe €4.9 million lung cancer pilot programme, is funded by the Society.\nThe Lung Hea... [2082 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/breaking-news/first-curative-lung-cancer-surgeries-undertaken-as-part-of-pilot-programme/",
            "image": "https://www.medicalindependent.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Mr-Gary-Fitzmaurice-thoracic-surgeon-at-St-Jamess-Amy-Nolan-Director-of-Clinical-Affairs-Irish-Cancer-Society-Paul-Guinee-patient-Prof-Daniel-Ryan-Clinical-Lead-of-Lung-Health-Check.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T16:19:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5e49f410cace23827b13954655819356",
                "name": "Medical Independent",
                "url": "https://www.medicalindependent.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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