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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": 201474,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "99d328c742875bf58a135039cd40b436",
            "title": "Is a general arts degree still fit for purpose?",
            "description": "Leaked University of Galway report said there was a ‘sustained decline’ in undergraduate enrolment for degree but what is the value of one?",
            "content": "“I’m convinced that the vast majority of my current students today will do jobs that don’t even exist yet,” says Prof Vittorio Bufacchi of University College Cork’s School of Society, Politics and Ethics.\nHis comments come after the University of Gal... [10071 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/03/07/is-a-general-arts-degree-still-fit-for-purpose/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNDQSN5XMVG2TAHRGGQVSBPZTU.JPG?smart=true&auth=e74a6381fa9df9d38c12593fd67897ea7c58450c7c6e886d7ffa0af4692f70eb&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T08:30:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2eac7056928cb8b6563ec280a2472c37",
            "title": "Laghey man fined for uninsured Debs run",
            "description": "FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint A Laghey resident was convicted and fined €250 for being the driver of an uninsured vehicle, after Donegal District…",
            "content": "A Laghey resident was convicted and fined €250 for being the driver of an uninsured vehicle, after Donegal District Court was told his brother had missed a lift to a Debs function he was due to attend.\nEdward John Britton, 25, of Boat House, Mullinva... [949 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.donegaldaily.com/2026/03/07/laghey-man-fined-for-uninsured-debs-run/",
            "image": "https://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_7911.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T07:35:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dd32aba625980f703e3d3eae2bbebc26",
                "name": "Donegal Daily",
                "url": "https://www.donegaldaily.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f5c6c94b3e9f44f404369b763afe584e",
            "title": "Minister pressed to meet bereaved Creeslough families",
            "description": "A mother whose 14-year-old daughter was one of ten people who lost their lives in the Creeslough explosion three years ago has renewed calls for a meeting with Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan.",
            "content": "A mother whose 14-year-old daughter was one of ten people who lost their lives in the Creeslough explosion three years ago has renewed calls for a meeting with Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan.\nDonna Harper told RTÉ News she was \"deeply disappoin... [6418 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0307/1562086-creeslough-minister/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00210ad9-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T07:02:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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