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": 210200,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "89d969d53019fceacd610024d17be904",
            "title": "Death Notice of Rónán Loughnane (Templemore, Tipperary)",
            "description": "The death has occurred of Rónán Loughnane of Templemore, Tipperary Ireland, on 21/04/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.",
            "content": "Rónán Loughnane, Cluain Doire, Templemore, Co. Tipperary, 21st of April 2026. Peacefully, after an illness he bravely carried, in the loving care of his family with the doctors, nurses and staff of Milford Care Centre. Predeceased by his dad John and... [912 chars]",
            "url": "https://rip.ie/death-notice/ronan-loughnane-tipperary-templemore-628396",
            "image": "https://img-dedicated.rip.ie/w188/Ronan_Loughnane_fda57da09c22fadc82d19a4d1712dc7651feaf93e183e3da.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T19:52:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2c7aeaac6318fd0b441012121faa227a",
                "name": "RIP.ie",
                "url": "https://rip.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c0eac8d03c196f451704bebc1d278631",
            "title": "Cork principal denies being drunk in school and says 'social media trolls' targeted him",
            "description": "Aidan Breathnach claims to have been the victim of an 'orchestrated campaign'",
            "content": "The school, on Redemption Rd, had 280 pupils at the beginning of this school year.\nThe principal, Aidan Breathnach, claims to have been the victim of an “orchestrated campaign”, with allegations being spread online that he was drunk in school.\nIn a s... [1936 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41831564.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10098/5049341_10_seoimageog_gps.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T19:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "65a497ed95a214414e99bdef5932ae38",
            "title": "Varadkar’s urban-rural comments were quick to fuel tempers. But what does the data say?",
            "description": "Former taoiseach’s urban-rural economic divide comments were quick to fuel tempers, but what does the data say",
            "content": "Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has raised hackles among farmers by claiming urban Ireland is paying “all the bills” for rural communities.\n“People in rural Ireland are very quick to tell people in urban Ireland that, you know, ‘we’re the real workers,... [4613 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/21/id-like-to-see-leo-milk-120-cows-twice-a-day-was-varadkar-wrong-about-rural-ireland/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J5ZHKEKXL42QGL4MITXQZULP3Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=a40ba7a951a3308854bea10011d18227e92e0020abe5f265a9ef67db836c5ba1&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T18:43:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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