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Ireland News API

Get the live top headlines from Ireland with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Ireland 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 251852,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f6e7b890fcf894b82dbb9bc2a37ca028",
            "title": "Israeli attack on Lebanon clinic kills 12 medical workers",
            "description": "At least 12 medical personnel were killed in an Israeli strike on a healthcare centre in the town of Borj Qalaouiya in southern Lebanon, health authorities have said.",
            "content": "At least 12 medical personnel were killed in an Israeli strike on a healthcare centre in the town of Borj Qalaouiya in southern Lebanon, health authorities have said.\nLebanese authorities have said 26 paramedics had been killed since the latest war e... [5425 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0314/1563375-us-iran-middle-east/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00240e86-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T15:17:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1e2eeab53d3f396a3541bc34e2f66167",
            "title": "No suspicious circumstances in death of Cork mother found at Ballincollig home",
            "description": "Autopsy finds no suspicious circumstances after 32-year-old mother Kelly Cremin discovered dead at her Ballincollig home",
            "content": "Garda sources said the examination found no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.\nIt is understood she was found with a head injury upstairs in her home at Innishmore Park, Ballincollig, on Friday evening. Neighbours raised the alarm and em... [1108 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41810057.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10007/5003822_14_seoimageog_DSC_1832.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T14:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d2dce7a47712b60c2c3c5dcbe91caa22",
            "title": "Dungloe’s Denim Day for Dementia raises over €600 for charity",
            "description": "Musician Suzanne Wainwright played live harp music and Heather Cassidy from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland was in attendance",
            "content": "A coffee morning for Denim Day held in Dungloe raised €611.45 for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland.\nMusician Suzanne Wainwright played live harp music and Heather Cassidy from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland was in attendance.\n“A heartfelt thank you... [413 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.donegallive.ie/news/glenties-md/2036972/dungloes-denim-day-for-dementia-raises-over-600-for-charity.html",
            "image": "https://www.donegallive.ie/resizer/1200/700/true/2026_03_12/suzanne_Cropped-1773320192724.jpg--dungloe_s_denim_day_for_dementia_raises_over__600_for_charity.jpg?1773320192761",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T14:00:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a3b56a09e97b75eff9c4bc2fd3669966",
                "name": "Donegal Live",
                "url": "https://www.donegallive.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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