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Ireland Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Ireland with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Ireland Nation 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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 179256,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ba1fb72b8fb5984b2b2e4b5766cb80ef",
            "title": "‘We fought hard for this lady. And we still lost her’: How new mother died after home birth",
            "description": "Laura Liston’s death after the birth of her son at home led the HSE to suspend home births in the midwest region",
            "content": "Laura Liston always wanted to be a mother. She was maternal by nature, and a strong believer in social justice, focusing on probation work and increasing visitation rights for women in prison.\nThe 36-year-old and her husband Fergal Mannion had met in... [7638 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/01/15/we-fought-hard-for-this-lady-and-we-still-lost-her-how-new-mother-died-after-home-birth/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A7WZSNFBBZET7GMLOUSYL45IBM.jpg?smart=true&auth=5ea014d2c36264296eb09519c0fedf6169df834609fa32b8d99f5a4f7f5e965f&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T22:30:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "926836abace3e82a078a951b4b5ec9c1",
            "title": "Former driving instructor jailed for fraudulently carrying out 21 theory tests for money",
            "description": "Daniel Trifan one of six people who came to garda attention for providing unlawful service between 2018 and 2021",
            "content": "A former driving instructor who fraudulently carried out 21 driver theory tests for money has been jailed for a year.\nThe judge said the qualified HGV driver was “a perfect candidate” for the very elaborate scheme in which customers paid up to €2,500... [2701 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/01/15/former-driving-instructor-jailed-for-fraudulently-carrying-out-21-theory-tests-for-money/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5M2VMBPG5AFFZ4GWSAMSE7HPNQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=2e36d393d4df19a31a0cf0f9fe19b496da7868a6090e53aa30deff90aced00a3&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T21:24:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e1939c7b66bb192cfc9f029ca57e9c8e",
            "title": "Some retired public service staff live in State-owned homes with weekly rents as low as €12",
            "description": "OPW says some former workers remain on properties under caretaking arrangements or on compassionate grounds",
            "content": "Some retired public service staff are living in State-owned accommodation in Dublin at rents as low as €12 per week, the Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been told.\nThe Office of Public Works (OPW) told the committee in correspondence that th... [2717 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/01/15/some-retired-public-service-staff-live-in-state-owned-homes-with-weekly-rents-as-low-as-12/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6WZJE3775HERKPUGZYDHAGIMQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=75cfd32399d454f7e617d62fa270af7fef679f593eb20b065a334318406ee53f&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T21:22:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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