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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": 190236,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "918eaa582679a292bc5c60b73eed2ca3",
            "title": "Why are so many millenials getting cancer?",
            "description": "Around 80% of cancers are caused by the lifestyle factors that surround us every day and not the genetics we inherit",
            "content": "Analysis: Around 80% of cancers are caused by the lifestyle factors that surround us every day and not the genetics we inherit\nBy Lydia Begoña Horndler Gil, Universidad San Jorge\nIf you're reading this there's a good chance that you, like me, are a m... [8597 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0226/1560499-millenials-cancer-lifestyle-factors-diet-alcohol-sleep-stress/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023f654-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T09:33:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "11df57f67c7f356380b2f872298c1856",
            "title": "From pain to power: Sligo hub changing lives",
            "description": "A community-led health initiative in south Sligo, believed to be one of the first of its kind in Europe is impacting the lives of many across the west and northwest, including those with health conditions.",
            "content": "A community-led health initiative in south Sligo, believed to be one of the first of its kind in Europe, is impacting the lives of many across the west and northwest, including those with health conditions.\nWhat began as an idea to supplement the inc... [3664 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2026/0226/1560261-sligo-health-hub/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023f49f-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T08:18:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b47e0a040ad3d0350f1d6ec593d0d7c7",
            "title": "'I found strength I didn’t know I had': Kildare woman talks about living with Alzheimer's",
            "description": "A dementia-inclusive community event hosted by the charity’s Friends of ASI initiative will take place at the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge on tonight ...",
            "content": "A KILDARE woman diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease in her early forties has shared her story in the hope of breaking stigma and encouraging greater understanding of dementia in the country.\nMaureen Garry (68) was diagnosed shortly after b... [5048 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/news/i-found-strength-i-didnt-know-i-had-kildare-woman-talks-about-living-with-alzheimers_arid-88729.html",
            "image": "https://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/cms_media/module_img/7670/3835325_7_articledetail_Dementia_Maureen_Garry_2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T07:00:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "85d05dd66d9ccae4c286999d984ce24e",
                "name": "kildare-nationalist.ie",
                "url": "https://www.kildare-nationalist.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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