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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": 200708,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f3c67c1e93878c1616162f491e41e1c6",
            "title": "Ireland's oldest man to lead Clara's Patrick's Day parade",
            "description": "Across the country, communities big and small are getting ready for St Patrick's Day parades.",
            "content": "Across the country, communities big and small are getting ready for St Patrick's Day parades.\nFor many towns and villages, the parade is the biggest community event of the year.\nThis week organising committees are putting the last-minute preparations... [3656 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2026/0311/1562737-clara-st-patricks-day-parade/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0024084d-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T21:56:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "39530da61897cf12114f118f1a008440",
            "title": "Harris 'open to spending more' on defence",
            "description": "Defence, security, and Ukraine were among topics raised at the Embassy of Ireland in Paris’s St Patrick’s Day political reception.",
            "content": "TÁNAISTE SIMON HARRIS said he’s “open to spending more” on defence, after a rousing speech by a French minister at Ireland’s Paris embassy on the need for the EU to strengthen its defence.\nSpeaking to reporters in Paris, Harris said, “Ireland is spen... [2995 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-defence-spending-simon-harris-6981721-Mar2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/6981721/river/?height=400&version=6982269",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T21:53:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "922401983b5e7df5703fab0a82e84da9",
            "title": "Man arrested in relation to the 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy (27)",
            "description": "Gardaí have arrested a man this evening in relation to the 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy (27).",
            "content": "The remains of Mr McCarthy, from Ashwood Park in Clondalkin, were found on November 4, 2005 in woodlands near Glendalough in Co Wicklow.\nA post-mortem examination found he died from a gunshot wound to the back of the head.\nNews in 90 seconds - March ... [257 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/man-arrested-in-relation-to-the-2005-murder-of-eoin-mccarthy-27/a1842663651.html",
            "image": "https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/HNWKxTQqr-0Xmz_MQBeGVgckMZw=/0x21:960x661/629x0/prod-mh-ireland/13c6deb0-98d2-43bb-8c50-2fdfc9dddcee/3e9dd1a4-ae71-461a-b2b8-ec2668a7bc7c/13c6deb0-98d2-43bb-8c50-2fdfc9dddcee.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T21:47:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ae507f956c22e5192e709803bdcb0f18",
                "name": "The Irish Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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