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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": 173698,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6063703f7514805b2851d5ebf3ac6503",
            "title": "Fianna Fáil TD’s conviction for driving at 190km/h ‘utterly unacceptable’, says Taoiseach",
            "description": "‘This is an embarrassment for me ... I’m annoyed at myself,’ says Kerry deputy after conviction",
            "content": "A Fianna Fáil TD has been disqualified from driving for two years after being convicted for travelling at 190km/h on a motorway.\nMichael Cahill, of Rossbeigh, Glenbeigh, Co Kerry, became a TD last year after serving 34 years as a councillor. He appea... [4069 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/01/16/fianna-fail-td-convicted-of-dangerous-driving-for-travelling-at-190kmh-on-motorway/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XCETRB65VRGWRPPLAXTMGHXHTY.jpg?smart=true&auth=8002f42b59b30c082131d243365cec1993ad88ad140aefaf4feeae6643277022&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T20:29:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c1f0245f5dc6baf5faab6aca3b61b1d7",
            "title": "Fianna Fáil TD to leave Justice Committee after speeding conviction for driving 190km/h",
            "description": "Michael Cahill TD was convicted of dangerous driving for speeding on the M8 between Mitchelstown and Fermoy last year.",
            "content": "A FIANNA FÁIL TD who was caught driving at over 190km/h on a motorway in Cork last March has apologised and announced he is leaving the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice.\nMichael Cahill TD of Rossbeigh, Glenbeigh, Co Kerry, was convicted in Fermo... [2198 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/fianna-fail-td-leaving-justice-committee-after-speeding-conviction-6929721-Jan2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/6929721/river/?height=400&version=6929736",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T20:23:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b84ae3a49ca41ab407fa76a318873d9b",
            "title": "Man (26) jailed for 'vicious and sustained' attack on man in Dublin city centre",
            "description": "Tony Grimes (26) was with two other young men when they set upon the other man in the Wexford Street area of Dublin after socialising until the early hours of the morning on February 29th 2024.",
            "content": "A man who took part in an unprovoked, “vicious and sustained” late-night city centre attack in Dublin, kicking and punching the victim as he lay on the ground, has been jailed for 18 months.\nTony Grimes (26) was with two other young men when they set... [2118 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/man-26-jailed-for-vicious-and-sustained-attack-on-man-in-dublin-city-centre-1854017.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjNcXFwvMDRcXFwvMjQxMzU4MTZcXFwvR2V0dHlJbWFnZXMtNDU3MzA2MzU0LWUxNjgyMzQxMTE3OTY0LmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjoxMjAwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NjI3LFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC93d3cuYnJlYWtpbmduZXdzLmllXFxcL2lcXFwvYm4tbm9pbWFnZS5wbmdcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjpbXX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiNmU0MmFhNDY3NmMyMTJiYWIzODc0YTAxYjllY2Q1NDdjZWUwOTIwOSJ9/man-26-jailed-for-vicious-and-sustained-attack-on-man-in-dublin-city-centre.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T19:35:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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