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": 226486,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b8460945212fe1289ad3e9c3101c6695",
            "title": "Watch: Africa Day celebrated in Dún Laoghaire park",
            "description": "Dún Laoghaire is one of the locations where Africa Day is being celebrated this year, with an event in the People's Park just beside the seafront and close to the town's harbour.",
            "content": "Dún Laoghaire is one of the locations where Africa Day is being celebrated this year, with an event in the People's Park just beside the seafront and close to the town's harbour.\nThe celebration, organised by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, fe... [408 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0524/1575029-africa-day-dublin/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00246ad4-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T16:48:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5d31209b715f5dd93b7b38b207cd86b1",
            "title": "Hundreds attend vigil for man who died after assault",
            "description": "Around 500 people have gathered for a vigil in memory of Alex Coughlan at the place where he was assaulted near Blanchardstown village.",
            "content": "Around 500 people have gathered for a vigil in memory of Alex Coughlan at the place where he was assaulted near Blanchardstown village.\nMr Coughlan, who was 37 years old, suffered serious injuries after he was assaulted on the Mill Road on 17 May.\nHe... [1311 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0524/1575027-alex-coughlan-vigil/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00246acd-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T16:22:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5e557fc4f42dab41c347240cc9037fb5",
            "title": "Mary Dorrian, Parkhead, Killybegs, Co. Donegal",
            "description": "The death has occurred of Mary Dorrian, Parkhead, Killybegs, Co. Donegal. Predeceased by her baby daughter Tomasita, parents Herbert and Mary and aunt Margaret. Sadly missed by her husband Thomas, sons Tom and Gavin, daughter Alicia (Michael), grand-daughters Laya and Kyla, relatives and friends. Removal to Lakelands crematorium, Cavan for private cremation on Tuesday, 26th […]",
            "content": "The death has occurred of Mary Dorrian, Parkhead, Killybegs, Co. Donegal.\nPredeceased by her baby daughter Tomasita, parents Herbert and Mary and aunt Margaret.\nSadly missed by her husband Thomas, sons Tom and Gavin, daughter Alicia (Michael), grand-... [405 chars]",
            "url": "https://highlandradio.com/obituaries_test/mary-dorrian-parkhead-killybegs-co-donegal/",
            "image": "https://highlandradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Obit-Template-2026-05-24T171331.629.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T16:17:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cd36f1e4d0425097b78dfc5f0d1ec2bd",
                "name": "Highland Radio",
                "url": "https://highlandradio.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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