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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": 215872,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b0d803bfa4c44d3fb84ba4d32c711e84",
            "title": "'Similar interests' between Ireland and US - ambassador",
            "description": "US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder has said that Ireland and the US have \"similar interests\" that are among key issues for the relationship between the two countries.",
            "content": "US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder has said that Ireland and the US have \"similar interests\" that are among key issues for the relationship between the two countries.\nMr Pudzer is in Dublin to discuss priorities ahead of Ireland's upcoming EU pres... [4278 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0415/1568442-andrew-pudzer/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/002439fb-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T18:09:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ff1730ec2b023a4baf895e976fcde994",
            "title": "Retired couple who abducted neighbour’s cat and tied it in a bag jailed for animal cruelty",
            "description": "Patrick and Bernie Connolly, who both pleaded guilty, abandoned cat at a lake after it regularly defecated in their garden, court hears",
            "content": "A retired couple who captured their neighbour’s cat and tied it in a bag, before leaving it at a lake a few miles away, were jailed for three months for what a judge described as “cruel” and “horrendous” behaviour.\nPatrick Connolly (67) and Bernie Co... [3430 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/04/15/retired-couple-who-abducted-neighbours-cat-and-tied-it-in-a-bag-jailed-for-animal-cruelty/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQGU5URLIFBG7HXMORI6TR44EE.png?smart=true&auth=7ce300a81a135e0602d023c2691636e44ec722cd44833d6074cd3966ae245757&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T17:44:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "97b59407ea27268fe42ade8116e3bb86",
            "title": "Nine formal complaints made about protest coverage",
            "description": "RTÉ has confirmed it received a total of nine formal complaints relating to its coverage of last week's fuel protests.",
            "content": "RTÉ has confirmed it received a total of nine formal complaints relating to its coverage of last week's fuel protests.\nDuring the week of the protests, from Monday 7 April to Friday 12 April, the broadcaster received three formal complaints and since... [1762 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0415/1568438-rte-fuel-protest/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00242d15-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T17:29:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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