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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": 191368,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2c4884b2aeaf75bd8043775b14a0407a",
            "title": "Heartbreak as ‘full of life’ boy, 2, dies suddenly after having ‘flu-like’ symptoms",
            "description": "A HEARTBROKEN family have paid tribute to their two-year-old boy who suddenly passed away just before his birthday.\nHudson Martin was weeks...",
            "content": "A HEARTBROKEN family have paid tribute to their two-year-old boy who suddenly passed away just before his birthday.\nHudson Martin was weeks away from turning three when he collapsed and died from a flu-like illness.\nThe young boy from Knowle, Bristol... [3267 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.ie/news/16400970/heartbreak-boy-dies-flu-symptoms-two-years-old/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/01/newspress-collage-tehij7rg5-1768682345338.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&1768684594&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T21:18:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "75adf8e9d1744f288c0f3845d55cca10",
                "name": "The Irish Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "483e00ded948fee67073cb952b0d1055",
            "title": "Derry groups seek justice for women affected by misread smear tests",
            "description": "Coalition highlights \"catastrophic\" failures in the healthcare system during its annual January awareness campaign",
            "content": "PICTURED ABOVE: At the launch of joint Cervical Cancer Awareness Month campaign from Hive Cancer Support and Team Sorcha are from left Marianne Flood. Michelle McLaren and Maureen Collins from Hive Cancer Support, Vincent and Christina Glen of Team S... [3010 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/derry-now/1991923/derry-groups-seek-justice-for-women-affected-by-misread-smear-tests.html",
            "image": "https://www.ireland-live.ie/resizer/1200/700/true/2026_01_16/Pink_Ladies_Cervical_Cancer_Awareness_launch-1768581151620.jpg--derry_groups_seek_justice_for_women_affected_by_misread_smear_tests.jpg?1768581153556",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T17:44:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3541a6aff5fb33dd974a93a600a58aff",
                "name": "Ireland Live",
                "url": "https://www.ireland-live.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "39b850a7cc5dd4013bea1a7438cb17b7",
            "title": "'Don't go to work' warning issued by HSE if you have these 2 symptoms",
            "description": "A highly contagious stomach bug is currently circulating at high levels across Ireland, with flu cases also on the rise, putting extra pressure on health and care services, the HSE has warned",
            "content": "A highly contagious stomach bug is currently circulating at high levels across Ireland, with flu cases also on the rise, putting extra pressure on health and care services, the HSE has warned\nHealth authorities in Ireland have issued an urgent alert ... [4549 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/health/dont-go-work-warning-issued-33253416",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.dublinlive.ie/article33253415.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_GettyImages-134249338.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T17:42:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "30d63c07aa2e9af493ca4d4ca571a41a",
                "name": "Dublin Live",
                "url": "https://www.dublinlive.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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