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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": 171362,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1bfbec9d571300a8d6483f26a716474b",
            "title": "Billy Wright's father accused govt of 'selective justice'",
            "description": "The father of Billy Wright accused the Irish government of \"indulging in selective justice\" in 1999 after being told then-taoiseach Bertie Ahern would not meet him to discuss holding a public inquiry into the Loyalist Volunteer Force leader's murder.",
            "content": "The father of Billy Wright accused the Irish government of \"indulging in selective justice\" after being told then-taoiseach Bertie Ahern would not meet him to discuss holding a public inquiry into the Loyalist Volunteer Force leader's murder.\nWright,... [11763 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1230/1550109-state-papers-day-4/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0021957f-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T00:01:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ed1cdb8322f8392b810844a96e64d659",
            "title": "'Embarrassing situation' over limited U2 tickets in 1987",
            "description": "A telex sent from an Irish official based in Boston in April 1987, stating that a limit of ten complimentary tickets per U2 show in America, \"puts us in an embarrassing situation\" reveals the level of interest in the band's massively successful Joshua Tree tour there.",
            "content": "A telex sent from an Irish official based in Boston in April 1987, stating that a limit of ten complimentary tickets per U2 show in America \"puts us in an embarrassing situation\" reveals the level of interest in the band's massively successful Joshua... [2306 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1230/1550167-u2-tour-state-papers/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023a9ea-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T00:01:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a6952cdd0d24e48fe4eedc542ea17fcf",
            "title": "Crossmaglen security forces morale 'at low ebb' in 1994",
            "description": "A leading politician's reaction to plans for extensive construction work at Crossmaglen Barracks in south Armagh in April 1994 is contained within newly-released files at the National Archive.",
            "content": "A leading politician's reaction to plans for extensive construction work at Crossmaglen Barracks in south Armagh in April 1994 is contained within newly-released files at the National Archive.\nSDLP MP Séamus Mallon was thought to be \"privately unders... [13962 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1230/1550195-state-papers-other-stories/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023aa17-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-30T00:01:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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