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": 212262,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "81faea0f30e4cad617a645bcea5ee14f",
            "title": "Ramelton pensioner jailed for 3 years for abusing young girls",
            "description": "A Donegal pensioner has been jailed for three years for sexual offences against two young girls.Sean Norry, of St Mary’s Terrace, Ramelton, was before Letterken...",
            "content": "A Donegal pensioner has been jailed for three years for sexual offences against two young girls.\nSean Norry, of St Mary’s Terrace, Ramelton, was before Letterkenny Circuit Court on five charges.\nThe 88-year-old came forward to the Circuit Court on a ... [4928 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.donegaldaily.com/news/ramelton-pensioner-jailed-for-3-years-for-abusing-young-girls-632803",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/donegaldaily/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3N0b3JhZ2UuZG9uZWdhbGRhaWx5LmNvbVxcXC9wcm9kXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyNlxcXC8wNVxcXC9zZWFuLW5vcnJ5LTEwMjR4NzE0LmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjoxMjAwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NjI3LFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC9zdG9yYWdlLmRvbmVnYWxkYWlseS5jb21cXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDNcXFwvbm8taW1hZ2UucG5nXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6IjcyZTlkMGZlMzM1N2I5YmE3NmZhNDllZGY5YjBkYzcyOTdiNzU1NjEifQ==/ramelton-pensioner-jailed-for-3-years-for-abusing-young-girls.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T06:46:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dd32aba625980f703e3d3eae2bbebc26",
                "name": "Donegal Daily",
                "url": "https://www.donegaldaily.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eebcc8c6e3f143ec8a33d0e6f43fcce8",
            "title": "What the papers say: Friday's front pages",
            "description": "The upcoming by-elections, a €127,000 bike shed and former British prince Andrew being threatened are just some of the stories featured on Irish front pages on Friday.",
            "content": "The upcoming by-elections, a €127,000 bike shed and former British prince Andrew being threatened are just some of the stories featured on Irish front pages on Friday.\nThe Irish Times lead with a poll for the Galway by-election, recycling rates faili... [1321 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/what-the-papers-say-fridays-front-pages-66-1897087.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDVcXFwvMDgwNzMyMjVcXFwvVW50aXRsZWQtZGVzaWduLTIwMjYtMDUtMDhUMDcyOTE0LjYyMC5qcGdcIixcIndpZHRoXCI6MTIwMCxcImhlaWdodFwiOjYyNyxcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJyZWFraW5nbmV3cy5pZVxcXC9pXFxcL2JuLW5vaW1hZ2UucG5nXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6IjIyYzdlOGQ5YTIxMGM3NjAxNDhlNjQzMjc5OWI0NDVmN2EwYTQyMmIifQ==/what-the-papers-say-friday-s-front-pages.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T06:32:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ad3d3c8d4fa06b52b6de6002eef505c4",
            "title": "Jackie Conaty, 30 Trinity Court, Newtowncunningham",
            "description": "The death has occurred, at Letterkenny University Hospital, of Jackie Conaty, 30 Trinity Court, Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal. Jackie will be sadly missed by his wife Carmel, his daughters and son Aisling (Seamus Canning), Gerard (Natalie), and Paula (John McNulty); his cherished grandchildren, Jack, Finn, Caolan, Molly, and Tillie‑Mae; his brothers, sisters, extended family, neighbours, and […]",
            "content": "The death has occurred, at Letterkenny University Hospital, of Jackie Conaty, 30 Trinity Court, Newtowncunningham, Co. Donegal.\nJackie will be sadly missed by his wife Carmel, his daughters and son Aisling (Seamus Canning), Gerard (Natalie), and Paul... [587 chars]",
            "url": "https://highlandradio.com/obituaries_test/jackie-conaty-30-trinity-court-newtowncunningham/",
            "image": "https://highlandradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Obit-Template-2-1.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T06:24:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cd36f1e4d0425097b78dfc5f0d1ec2bd",
                "name": "Highland Radio",
                "url": "https://highlandradio.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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