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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": 190026,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "48ca6805bad5ff8009b003e4e5d2fd1c",
            "title": "Man (20s) arrested in connection with murder of toddler Daniel Aruebose",
            "description": "Gardaí opened a homicide investigation into Daniel's death in December last year.",
            "content": "A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the murder of Daniel Aruebose.\nGardaí say that the man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently detained under provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda... [636 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/man-20s-arrested-in-connection-with-murder-of-toddler-daniel-aruebose-1863655.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDJcXFwvMTAxODQ2MDhcXFwvU2NyZWVuc2hvdC0yMDI2LTAyLTEwLTE4NDUyNi5wbmdcIixcIndpZHRoXCI6MTIwMCxcImhlaWdodFwiOjYyNyxcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJyZWFraW5nbmV3cy5pZVxcXC9pXFxcL2JuLW5vaW1hZ2UucG5nXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6ImJkMDBlZWUyYjAwM2QzZDQyNDU3ZmNjMWI0ZjM3ZjQ4M2M0ZTRkNDcifQ==/man-20s-arrested-in-connection-with-murder-of-toddler-daniel-aruebose.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T22:56:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c25f251b23321f2b470cb85fb013e6db",
            "title": "Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent",
            "description": "When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows",
            "content": "Ireland is creating a scheme that will give artists a weekly income in the hope of reducing their need for alternative work and boosting their creativity.\nThe Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) initiative will provide €325 (£283) a week to 2,000 eligibl... [2527 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/ireland-basic-income-for-the-arts-scheme-becomes-permanent",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6f15f474b89d768b17d56c2817d52352543026a8/1363_0_6829_5464/master/6829.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=cabafb3e40941d48498c1f0d4d975000",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T21:39:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f4408d883997ecc5fc702054e453035e",
            "title": "‘I killed who I thought was not my father’ - man described strangling his father hour after arriving at five-star Ballyfin, court hears",
            "description": "A US national described \"in detail\" how he strangled his 66-year-old father with his bare hands, putting a \"full fist into his throat\", just over an hour after arriving at a five-star midlands resort, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.",
            "content": "A US national described \"in detail\" how he strangled his 66-year-old father with his bare hands, putting a \"full fist into his throat\", just over an hour after arriving at a five-star midlands resort, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.\nOpening ... [336 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/i-killed-who-i-thought-was-not-my-father-man-described-strangling-his-father-hour-after-arriving-at-five-star-ballyfin-court-hears/a172981367.html",
            "image": "https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/IpFEnrL_NYJCUOc27OrJiGjjQOc=/143x0:1188x697/629x0/prod-mh-ireland/d69297c5-38b9-4294-bb4d-ee2bcb3883b8/66340e4c-3a92-43b1-a147-13bb3a352104/d69297c5-38b9-4294-bb4d-ee2bcb3883b8.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T20:28:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ae507f956c22e5192e709803bdcb0f18",
                "name": "The Irish Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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