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": 216356,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "923370f1376d350fb01167d872fdd66b",
            "title": "WILLIAM (WILLIE) ROCKETT",
            "description": "The death has occurred of WILLIAM (WILLIE) ROCKETT of Kilmacow, Kilkenny Ireland, on 05/05/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.",
            "content": "William (Willie) Rockett\nMilltown,\nKilmacow,\nCo.Kilkenny,​​​​​​​\nwho died on Tuesday 5th May 2026.\nAged 89 Years.\nPredeceased by his parents Richard and Teresa, sister Sadie Barry and grandson Billy.\nWillie will be sadly missed by his loving wife Hel... [735 chars]",
            "url": "https://rip.ie/death-notice/william-willie-rockett-kilkenny-kilmacow-629878",
            "image": "https://img-dedicated.rip.ie/w188/IMG_2372_04d72d41a331dcdb70097b2f50dfe7d6fea47a8ff5d16382.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T18:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2c7aeaac6318fd0b441012121faa227a",
                "name": "RIP.ie",
                "url": "https://rip.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "154166a012094ab2d116c5dbf254d564",
            "title": "level drug dealer suffers severe spinal injuries & 'lucky he wasn't killed' in vicious Dublin mob attack",
            "description": "A LOW-level drug dealer, 20s, suffered severe spinal injuries after he was viciously attacked by a mob.\nA Garda probe is under way after the...",
            "content": "A LOW-level drug dealer, 20s, suffered severe spinal injuries after he was viciously attacked by a mob.\nA Garda probe is under way after the victim, aged in his 20s, was targeted by up to six men in Dolphin House, south Dublin, last Friday afternoon.... [1830 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.ie/news/16921126/drug-dealer-assaulted-dublin-garda-probe/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/NINTCHDBPICT000193064071.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T17:27:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "75adf8e9d1744f288c0f3845d55cca10",
                "name": "The Irish Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e6237c99ba5a68f33d69456eb573d001",
            "title": "‘I am still tortured by the sound of my breaking bones’: SUV ‘crushed’ Dublin cyclist, court told",
            "description": "Izabella Aleksandrowicz (50) pleads guilty to driving over Andrew Brett twice after illegal right turn at Portobello Bridge",
            "content": "A woman who drove over a Dublin cyclist twice after taking an illegal right-hand turn has been given a 12-month suspended sentence.\nIzabella Aleksandrowicz (50), of Cedar Place, Ridgewood, Swords, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to ca... [4191 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/05/06/i-am-still-tortured-by-the-sound-of-my-breaking-bones-suv-crushed-dublin-cyclist-court-told/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCEGVVEMHSIX6J3G5C5LMIE3S4.jpg?smart=true&auth=b418d7f116057c00fd190724cd633de76a8ed745e616a72187709546823ad8ac&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T17:03:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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