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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": 194892,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cc8346e4dd6c548347ba9bde49d09be3",
            "title": "Cork man urges public to go 'all in' for Daffodil Day appeal after death of wife",
            "description": "Liam Holmes, whose wife Lynda passed away in 2018, is urging people to get involved in the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day, which is set to take ...",
            "content": "A Cork man who lost his wife to cancer has called on members of the public to go ‘all in’ against the disease this Daffodil Day.\nLiam Holmes, whose wife Lynda passed away in 2018, is urging people to get involved in the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodi... [1912 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41802608.html",
            "image": "https://www.echolive.ie/cms_media/module_img/9974/4987118_2_seoimageog_Copy_20of_20Lynda_2c_20Liam_20and_20their_20son_20David_20at_20Cork_20Opera_20House_20Sept_202018.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T13:34:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f960a5c7170d668a44d9dcd52b0d2d0a",
                "name": "echo live",
                "url": "https://www.echolive.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4c782a750d204e1112dd5f277995b840",
            "title": "Winter flu deaths of 238 recorded as virus returns to ‘baseline’ levels",
            "description": "Respiratory virus peaked over Christmas weeks and has been on downward trajectory in 2026",
            "content": "There were 238 deaths relating to influenza over this winter period, new figures show, as prevalence of the virus returns to “baseline” levels.\nLatest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) show flu activity has decreased across a... [2421 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/03/02/winter-flu-deaths-of-238-recorded-as-virus-returns-to-baseline-levels/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LS3CYKQNCFFZT7KUGHGDC3AMQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=5947ade457ca06279dd4d305a999ec9f08ddca11c111bdd7e900ba16133cb5f8&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T13:15:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "40bfe599c6814337c861bb856fbcfeb9",
            "title": "Kildare community rally at dementia inclusive event",
            "description": "The event took place at the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, County Kildare recently",
            "content": "The local community came together as The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (The ASI)’s Friends of ASI hosted a dementia inclusive community event – in collaboration with Senator Fiona O’Loughlin, Co Chair of the All Party Oireachtas Group on Dementia – at... [3127 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/kildare-now/2028161/kildare-community-rally-at-dementiainclusive-event.html",
            "image": "https://www.ireland-live.ie/resizer/1200/700/true/2026_03_02/Senator_Fiona_OLoughlin_%28centre%29_pictured_with_Shane_and_Lorraine_McCormack-1772450594453.jpg--kildare_community_rally_at_dementia_inclusive_event_in_newbridge_.jpg?1772450595033",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T12:42:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3541a6aff5fb33dd974a93a600a58aff",
                "name": "Ireland Live",
                "url": "https://www.ireland-live.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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