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": 216822,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2db5c0a37e42e1c91f6201c2c9f021c1",
            "title": "Death Notice of Nora Dooling (née Murphy) (Araglin, Cork)",
            "description": "The death has occurred of Nora Dooling (née Murphy) of Araglin, Cork Ireland, on 21/05/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.",
            "content": "Nora Dooling (nee Murphy)\nDucarrig, Araglen, Kilworth and formerly Kildorrery, Co. Cork.\nNora passed away peacefully in the exceptional care of the staff at Aperee Living Conna.\nBeloved wife of the late Thomas (Tom) and dear mother of Billy, Helen (O... [821 chars]",
            "url": "https://rip.ie/death-notice/nora-dooling-cork-araglin-631365",
            "image": "https://img-dedicated.rip.ie/w188/nora_dooling_da4f9e89ef771788307160dc025b3d8220db79a874f24934.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T00:56:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2c7aeaac6318fd0b441012121faa227a",
                "name": "RIP.ie",
                "url": "https://rip.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "edc0b7894eb693f7322909e2f3eb91e2",
            "title": "Polls to open in Dublin and Galway bye-elections",
            "description": "Voters go to the polls today in two bye-elections to fill vacant Dáil seats in Galway West and Dublin Central.",
            "content": "Voters go to the polls today in two bye-elections to fill vacant Dáil seats in Galway West and Dublin Central.\nPolling stations open at 7am and will remain open until 10pm.\nThe electorate in Dublin Central has dropped by almost 6,000 since the last g... [2078 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0522/1574612-bye-elections-dublin-galway/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00246747-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T23:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a4370ae750c728709bd81becb984e3ad",
            "title": "Death Notice of Peter Fahy (Loughrea, Galway)",
            "description": "The death has occurred of Peter Fahy of Loughrea, Galway Ireland, on 20/05/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.",
            "content": "Peter Fahy\nCoscorrig, Gort road, Loughrea,\nformerly of Caherpeak, Kilcolgan and 'Fahy's Mace' Westbridge, Loughrea,\nCo. Galway.\nIt is with great sadness that we announce the death of\nPeter, who passed away peacefully on the 20th May, surrounded by hi... [1558 chars]",
            "url": "https://rip.ie/death-notice/peter-fahy-galway-loughrea-631325",
            "image": "https://img-dedicated.rip.ie/w188/Peter_Fahy_Old_Galway_Road_jpg_New_inPixio_0c25ab21f7b458969cbfc5e1a9a8964c76147812fb583616.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T21:56:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2c7aeaac6318fd0b441012121faa227a",
                "name": "RIP.ie",
                "url": "https://rip.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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