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": 217000,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d83791c916f12f5efef16701c3795b9a",
            "title": "Girl critical after being hit by car in Co Westmeath",
            "description": "A girl is in a critical condition after being hit by a car in Co Westmeath. The incident happened on the Killallon Road, Clonmellon at around 7.30pm yesterday",
            "content": "A young girl is in a critical condition in hospital after she was knocked down by a car in Co Westmeath.\nThe crash happened on the Killallon road in Clonmellon shortly before 7.30pm yesterday evening.\nThe girl was airlifted to Temple Street Children'... [593 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0423/1569788-girl-hit-by-car-westmeath/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/001ec852-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T13:40:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bd977850d31184007dc55caeb95c9af9",
            "title": "Man in court for climbing on tanker during fuel protest",
            "description": "A 51-year-old man accused of causing an obstruction by climbing on top of an oil tanker at a fuel protest in Whitegate earlier this month has appeared in court.",
            "content": "A 51-year-old man accused of causing an obstruction by climbing on top of an oil tanker at a fuel protest in Whitegate earlier this month has appeared in court.\nIvor Sweeney, of Coolbawn Lodge, Baelick Road, Midleton, Co Cork, is facing one charge th... [823 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0423/1569777-ivor-sweeney-court/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0024443c-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T13:10:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "71daf55978356b56b4952e0436f5d177",
            "title": "Major part of BusConnects Bishopstown route dropped following Cork Luas plans",
            "description": "A spokesperson said the BusConnects Cork team has been coordinating with the Luas Cork team in recent months",
            "content": "BusConnects Cork is set to transform Cork's bus system into a higher frequency and more reliable network, with over 90km of bus lanes in 11 transport corridors.\nThe NTA is not planning an alternative STC route, it said.\nThe spokesperson said the BusC... [1818 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41832182.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10101/5050757_16_seoimageog_LC_20future_20cork_2015.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T12:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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