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": 225906,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "534ebe733fd4d2bf9d6f7777fe521f6b",
            "title": "Death Notice of Delia Kilkenny (née Martin) (Athlone, Westmeath)",
            "description": "The death has occurred of Delia Kilkenny (née Martin) of Athlone, Westmeath Ireland, on 28/05/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.",
            "content": "Delia Kilkenny (nee Martin), St. Joseph’s Villas, Athlone.\nPeacefully, surrounded by her loving family, in the wonderful care of the staff of Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. Recently predeceased by her beloved husband Jimmy, her brothers Frank and... [881 chars]",
            "url": "https://rip.ie/death-notice/delia-kilkenny-westmeath-athlone-632097",
            "image": "https://img-dedicated.rip.ie/w188/Delia_Kilkenny_3263d2e99d18d3524450cf34a5486a09b6758cff8a8df6ce.JPG",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T21:01:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2c7aeaac6318fd0b441012121faa227a",
                "name": "RIP.ie",
                "url": "https://rip.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9225b19a302100ac7784caf4cf044189",
            "title": "Youghal Ironman deaths 'no accident', family tells inquest",
            "description": "At Friday’s hearing, the coroner gave a narrative verdict which was that the 45-year-old died 'in difficult conditions' as a result of drowning while competing in the Ironman contest",
            "content": "An inquest heard in February that Mr Wall, from Cardrath, Co Meath, was pronounced dead within 10 minutes of Mr Chittenden, from Brantford, near Toronto, on August 20, 2023. At that hearing, assistant State pathologist Dr Margot Bolster said both men... [3000 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41853855.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/9958/4979288_31_seoimageog_brendan-wall-Ivan-Chittenden.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T19:26:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "443b7730cb740d1ee3b87df1bd8d3d8d",
            "title": "Foot pursuit between gardaí and suspect in Waterford city leads to arrest",
            "description": "A package was recovered containing €600 worth of cannabis",
            "content": "On February 8, 2026, in the Avondale area of Waterford city, gardaí saw a man engaging in a suspicious transaction.\nThe man was Jamie Merriman (22), of 5 Asgard Grove, Grange Manor, Waterford City.\nUpon seeing gardaí, Merriman fled, and a foot pursui... [645 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.waterford-news.ie/news/foot-pursuit-between-garda%C3%AD-and-suspect-in-waterford-city-leads-to-arrest_arid-99814.html",
            "image": "https://www.waterford-news.ie/cms_media/module_img/7703/3851552_2_articledetail_iStock-1170098535_284_29.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T19:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "06f179e9969313b056e5400f02a8e09f",
                "name": "waterford-news.ie",
                "url": "https://www.waterford-news.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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