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": 223040,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "07c0a34f110d683bd02eaf759cad107f",
            "title": "Son’s killing of mother left family ‘severely divided’, Central Criminal Court trial told",
            "description": "Catherine Henry, killed by son Luke Donnelly, variously described as ‘violent’ and ‘deeply loving person’",
            "content": "A family member of a woman “brutally killed” by her son has told the Central Criminal Court that it felt as if the deceased had been the one on trial.\nAnother said the defendant was “never given a chance” by his “very violent” mother.\nOne of the defe... [3454 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/04/sons-killing-of-mother-left-family-severely-divided-central-criminal-court-trial-told/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXYHTSQU25DPVK22J2QDFVZOSU.jpeg?smart=true&auth=7cd1709eedcdfb604dfd137e3b378521e50532a2f432d576b955a09b10a1e0ff&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T13:29:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f374a0a449350074d4df13a3b2574f54",
            "title": "Jail for man who told ex: ‘Remember what back of my hand feels like’",
            "description": "A man who threatened his ex-girlfriend by telling her ‘remember what the back of my hand feels like’ has been jailed for one month.The man, who cannot be named...",
            "content": "A man who threatened his ex-girlfriend by telling her ‘remember what the back of my hand feels like’ has been jailed for one month.\nThe man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared by video link from prison at today’s sitting of Letterkenny D... [3384 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.donegaldaily.com/lead-stories/jail-for-man-who-told-ex-remember-what-back-of-my-hand-feels-like-636691",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/donegaldaily/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3N0b3JhZ2UuZG9uZWdhbGRhaWx5LmNvbVxcXC9wcm9kXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyNlxcXC8wMVxcXC9Bbm9ueW1vdXMtbWFuLUxldHRlcmtlbm55LUNvdXJ0aG91c2UtMTAyNHg1MzYucG5nXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjEyMDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo2MjcsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3N0b3JhZ2UuZG9uZWdhbGRhaWx5LmNvbVxcXC9wcm9kXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyNlxcXC8wM1xcXC9uby1pbWFnZS5wbmdcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjpbXX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiMjE3MzVjNTFhMDA0M2E2ODViZjlkMGM3ZTZmNmY5ZmRiNmRlOGVhNCJ9/jail-for-man-who-told-ex-remember-what-back-of-my-hand-feels-like.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T12:49:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dd32aba625980f703e3d3eae2bbebc26",
                "name": "Donegal Daily",
                "url": "https://www.donegaldaily.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "267df4a1c185da70ec6179781c930b6a",
            "title": "Man received €40,000 injury payout while fraudulently claiming PUP",
            "description": "A man in Donegal fraudulently claimed almost €30,000 in pandemic unemployment payments.Despite Marcin Karkowski later received €40,000 compensation in relation...",
            "content": "A man in Donegal fraudulently claimed almost €30,000 in pandemic unemployment payments.\nDespite Marcin Karkowski later received €40,000 compensation in relation to a workplace accident that left him unable to work, none of the amount outstanding to t... [3265 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.donegaldaily.com/courts/man-received-e40000-injury-payout-while-fraudulently-claiming-pup-636424",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/donegaldaily/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3N0b3JhZ2UuZG9uZWdhbGRhaWx5LmNvbVxcXC9wcm9kXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyNlxcXC8wNlxcXC91bnRpdGxlZC1kZXNpZ24tMjYzLTEwMjR4NTc2LnBuZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjoxMjAwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NjI3LFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC9zdG9yYWdlLmRvbmVnYWxkYWlseS5jb21cXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDNcXFwvbm8taW1hZ2UucG5nXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6IjZjZGJmNDJmOGU3MDNiYTBhYzIyMzE5MTFkNzk1MmMxYTY2ZWU0YzcifQ==/man-received-40-000-injury-payout-while-fraudulently-claiming-pup.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T12:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dd32aba625980f703e3d3eae2bbebc26",
                "name": "Donegal Daily",
                "url": "https://www.donegaldaily.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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