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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": 212050,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9a9e170b8d96877c4ca6560372083fe3",
            "title": "Cockroaches and rodent activity: 14 enforcement orders on food businesses in March",
            "description": "Food Safety Authority of Ireland served 12 closure orders, and two prohibition orders, on food providers last month for breaches of food safety legislation",
            "content": "Enforcement orders were issued by environmental health officers after evidence of an active cockroach infestation was found at Dailo Nepali Kitchen, Kitchen 4, Moore Street Mall, Dublin 1.\nEvidence of an active cockroach infestation was also found at... [3482 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41827169.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10079/5039912_7_seoimageog_Cockroaches.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T16:03:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ec2950f1c089abf982cbc451dd0615a9",
            "title": "Prison sentences for Monaghan couple over cat cruelty",
            "description": "A retired couple from Co Monaghan who captured their neighbour's cat and tied it in a bag, before leaving it at a lake, have each been given three month prison sentences.",
            "content": "A retired couple from Co Monaghan who captured their neighbour's cat and tied it in a bag, before leaving it at a lake, have each been given three month prison sentences.\n67-year-old Patrick Connolly and 64-year-old Bernie Connolly, with an address a... [4807 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0414/1568226-cat-theft/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0022bcff-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T15:28:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "94d448a7722994ad07ff074e2fd8547b",
            "title": "Woman (54) dies following assault at her home in Carlow",
            "description": "Suspect was arrested and interviewed but subsequently released without charge",
            "content": "A 54-year-old woman has died following an assault at her home in Co Carlow last month.\nLinda Costello (née Flood) was assaulted at The Tower apartment block in Graiguecullen. The incident happened at some time between Wednesday night, March 25th, and... [741 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/04/14/woman-54-dies-following-assault-at-her-home-in-carlow/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K6WVBYLM3FAOZG6KW5ORG7G3LQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=a1a21606e152f3e926d8525ad4535db535f81e192d11d0bbf7d04e075d1b2042&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T15:28:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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