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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": 191284,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "bb6cd3c5692e8d8dcb74534ec8e27fd6",
            "title": "Immune cells shape maternal and infant health during lactation",
            "description": "It's widely known that breastfeeding impacts the health of both mother and child, but the underlying biology that leads to these effects has been understudied.",
            "content": "It's widely known that breastfeeding impacts the health of both mother and child, but the underlying biology that leads to these effects has been understudied. In a review article publishing in the Cell Press journal Trends in Immunology on February ... [2788 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260226/Immune-cells-shape-maternal-and-infant-health-during-lactation.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/tags/TagImage-1039-45840826385648151818-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T00:23:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "59ffee5395d20efd870d6a8af45386ec",
            "title": "The false promise of a “no sugar” diet",
            "description": "“No sugar” diets are a popular wellness trend. But cutting out fruits or whole-grain carbs is not going to improve your health. Here’s what actually can.",
            "content": "When I picked up my kids’ birthday cake this week, I felt a tinge of guilt that I’m sure many people will find familiar. Isn’t this thing loaded with sugar?\nThe health and wellness space is filled with people pushing zero/no sugar diets, sometimes as... [7301 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.vox.com/good-medicine-newsletter/480523/no-sugar-free-diet-glucose-foods-drinks",
            "image": "https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/GettyImages-2192700163.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.752726382539%2C100%2C78.494547234923&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T21:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "09270db360939ea130a111520297b452",
                "name": "vox.com",
                "url": "https://www.vox.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "353b6f18f92770ed31b24e72fe8385bc",
            "title": "'Excessively high' number of Air Corps deaths merits 'in-depth examination', public health expert says",
            "description": "Professor Anthony Staines says premature death rates among Air Corps personnel appear unusually high and warrant a formal occupational health study",
            "content": "Around 20 men are taking cases against the State amid claims they were exposed to hazardous chemicals while working for the Air Corps and were not provided with personal protective equipment (PPE) or training in the use of hazardous chemicals. Many w... [2839 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41800541.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/9965/4982666_14_seoimageog_41831571600_76cf84a089_k.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T19:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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