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": 219054,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "726d97d56e79e71819e7c6c723aaaedc",
            "title": "Toxic chemical fears may see Ireland's furniture fire safety law scrapped",
            "description": "Ireland’s regulations are an outlier in the EU. Ikea has called for changes to be made quickly.",
            "content": "THE GOVERNMENT IS considering whether to scrap Irish fire-safety standards for household furniture that lead to the use of toxic flame-retardant chemicals.\nThe Department of Enterprise said the review was prompted by a report by the European Chemical... [6329 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-furniture-fire-safety-7025099-May2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/7025099/river/?height=400&version=7027220",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T20:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "82e049ceb06068213dba907e74f2cb03",
            "title": "Cyclist (50s) dies following crash into railing",
            "description": "Cyclist was brought to Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise following collision in Mountmellick",
            "content": "A man in his 50s died after his bike crashed into a railing in Co Laois on Sunday.\nGardaí said the cyclist was removed from the scene on College Avenue in Mountmellick and brought to Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise. He received treatment but ... [347 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/04/cyclist-50s-dies-following-collision-with-railing/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?smart=true&auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T19:02:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "04e45a1aa003abcfe19cda9b5af042de",
            "title": "Man killed in Cavan tractor crash named locally, cyclist dies after hitting railings in Co Laois",
            "description": "A man in his thirties who died in a tractor crash in Co Cavan on Sunday has been named locally.",
            "content": "Tommy Reilly, of Drumavaddy in the parish of Denn, was killed in the single-vehicle collision on a road in Ardkill Beg, Carrickaboy.\nIt is understood he was transporting a tractor to a Bank Holiday charity tractor run.\nHe was pronounced dead at the s... [4641 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-killed-in-cavan-tractor-crash-named-locally-cyclist-dies-after-hitting-railings-in-co-laois/a502572280.html",
            "image": "https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/h1qXmVdPZmyT0PZT3Fuxt4renYc=/246x0:4599x2902/629x0/prod-mh-ireland/d11bdc81-a8d6-4c27-81a5-341a45564d43/1d4dab80-3d39-468d-bb8e-642695d01bfe/d11bdc81-a8d6-4c27-81a5-341a45564d43.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T18:22:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ae507f956c22e5192e709803bdcb0f18",
                "name": "The Irish Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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