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": 208360,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e08acb6bcf764917467679171b6bafd6",
            "title": "Nightclub to pay €43,000 damages for assault by doorman",
            "description": "Leggs Night club on Dublin's Leeson Street has been hit for €43,000 damages for assault by one of its doormen on a man who had been queuing and refused entry.",
            "content": "Leggs Night club on Dublin's Leeson Street has been hit for €43,000 damages for assault by one of its doormen on a man who had been queuing and refused entry.\nJudge Catherine White was told in the Circuit Civil Court that the club, and its nominee re... [1831 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0421/1569398-court-leggs-dublin/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00179358-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T14:39:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6979fc1d3ed77e5b47a7bf25b33deaaf",
            "title": "University of Limerick appoints new president",
            "description": "University of Limerick has appointed Professor Shane Kilcommins as its new president.",
            "content": "University of Limerick has appointed Professor Shane Kilcommins as its new president.\nProfessor Kilcommins has served as acting president since 2024 after the resignation of former president Professor Kerstin Mey.\nHe previously held the role of Provo... [1379 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0421/1569386-new-ul-president/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00244111-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T13:56:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b57e0d848b78a7e084b998432e81f099",
            "title": "Garda’s suspension over lending bike leaves ‘shameful stain’ on force - GRA conference",
            "description": "Det Gda Eamon Cunnane was identified publicly for the first time on Tuesday",
            "content": "The case of a garda who was suspended and placed under criminal investigation for lending a man an unclaimed bicycle during the Covid-19 pandemic has left a “shameful stain” on the force, the Garda Representative Association (GRA) has said.\nDet Gda E... [3001 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/21/gardas-suspension-over-lending-bike-leaves-shameful-stain-on-force-gra-conference/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMMFZ3HU6JF33GSOG42O56NV64.jpg?smart=true&auth=f5c133c89e52291b4b09b2faf1b94207a0ad1173a9e230dd481d2819dc0ee204&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T13:07:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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