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": 222520,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "967e2924a156647766dc189df49e30e9",
            "title": "Galway West: Not Sinn Féin’s day, says McDonald, as Thomas and Kyne lead pack",
            "description": "If Fine Gael can win in Galway West it will buck the trend of Government parties faring poorly in byelections",
            "content": "Main Points\nMary Lou McDonald says it has not been Sinn Féin day in Galway West but says the next general election will be different\nThe final estimated turnout when polls closed was 44.3 per cent, compared with 52.27 per cent in the 2024 general ele... [9187 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/23/galway-west-byelection-live-latest-results/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YREVZGZNDUCL3QDVEQNWYKCOMY.jpg?smart=true&auth=6d30cbfada3fba7f10f6d6a30b78960b3f13e00c627c01247119fa42bb3aadf5&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T13:18:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "51740b683c5c3223ce69f284b424b63b",
            "title": "Live: Social Democrats' Daniel Ellis leading in Dublin, Fine Gael's Seán Kyne in Galway",
            "description": "Ballot boxes are being opened following the Galway West and Dublin Central byelections",
            "content": "1pm\nThe Dublin Central by-election now looks to be a two-candidate race between the Social Democrats and Sinn Féin.\nAll of the tallies are now complete, with a first count expected in the early afternoon.\nThe Social Democrats’ Daniel Ennis is in pole... [2214 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/live-dublin-central-and-galway-west-byelection-results-1903843.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDVcXFwvMjMwODMyMDNcXFwvUEEtODQ3MjAyODktZTE3Nzk1MzczNzAzMDYuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjEyMDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo2MjcsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvaVxcXC9ibi1ub2ltYWdlLnBuZ1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIwNDA1MzM1ZTM1M2JlNTBkYjRjZDI3MjYzNzVlOGZiYWI0ZDIyMjMxIn0=/live-social-democrats-daniel-ellis-leading-in-dublin-fine-gael-s-sean-kyne-in-galway.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T11:26:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c80cc3a071330823598e82bd4126fdcc",
            "title": "Irish Gaza flotilla members arrive home",
            "description": "Eleven Irish citizens detained by Israeli soldiers when their flotilla was intercepted and boarded in international waters have arrived at Dublin Airport.",
            "content": "Eleven Irish citizens detained by Israeli soldiers when their flotilla was intercepted and boarded in international waters have arrived at Dublin Airport.\nThere were cheers in the terminal as friends and family hugged their loved ones. Hundreds of pe... [3143 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0523/1574884-irish-citizens-flotilla/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0024693a-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T11:18:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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