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": 212078,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5e6d2129bb2f56f0e230e9a591477cad",
            "title": "Michael Joseph Hanley",
            "description": "The death has occurred of Michael Joseph Hanley of Fermoy, Cork Ireland, on 02/05/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.",
            "content": "Michael Joseph Hanley\nFarmingville, Duntaheen Road, Fermoy, Co. Cork.\n&\nHanley’s Newsagent, Pearse Square, Fermoy.\nMichael passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and in the exceptional care of the staff at St. Patrick’s Community Hospital Fe... [881 chars]",
            "url": "https://rip.ie/death-notice/michael-joseph-hanley-cork-fermoy-629515",
            "image": "https://img-dedicated.rip.ie/w188/m_j_hanley_ec9bc2d8704c9f2abd8ccb27dd6db437d9764c9822e4b899.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T19:52:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2c7aeaac6318fd0b441012121faa227a",
                "name": "RIP.ie",
                "url": "https://rip.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2adbb057cb7925cbd90bd47dc3303d37",
            "title": "Independent Ireland sees support jump in new poll as Fianna Fáil slips",
            "description": "It’s a record high for Independent Ireland.",
            "content": "INDEPENDENT IRELAND AND Aontú have increased support while Fianna Fáil have slipped back, according to a new opinion poll.\nThe latest Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent survey suggests that the two smaller parties have gained in the aftermath of last ... [794 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-thinks-poll-7030046-May2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/7030046/river/?height=400&version=7030058",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T18:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8abb2d14d3eb9f12608c523148789bed",
            "title": "Army bomb squad called in after suspicious device found in Donegal",
            "description": "‘Controlled explosion’ carried out on object, which appeared ‘discarded’",
            "content": "The Army’s bomb disposal team was called in after a suspicious device was found on the outskirts of Letterkenny, Co Donegal.\nA cordon was established and the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) was summoned after the device was located i... [561 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/02/army-bomb-squad-called-in-after-suspicious-device-found-in-donegal/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HU3BMWQV3DJ6JTOVQWKJCZPJ7U.jpg?smart=true&auth=c7f17b3207d9c9b31f8e3d866e890159e2f6ac7bbc3f68d0dc2fd099da7d73ee&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T18:23:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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