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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": 252732,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "42e21e9a6eddf0cc344bb469faa16f0b",
            "title": "Cork woman urges breast cancer checks after surprise diagnosis from delayed scan",
            "description": "Speaking on Daffodil Day, an annual campaign to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society, Anna Hickey told Newstalk about the importance of self-checks and mammograms",
            "content": "A Cork woman from Ballinspittle who survived breast cancer has said that her diagnosis three years ago was completely unexpected.\nMother of two, 55-year-old Anna Hickey, was diagnosed in November 2023 after a routine mammogram, which had been delayed... [1875 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/cork-woman-urges-breast-cancer-checks-after-surprise-diagnosis-from-delayed-scan-1877265.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDNcXFwvMjAxMDU5MTBcXFwvUEEtODM4NDQxMjQtZTE3NzQwMDQzNzM4NzcuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjEyMDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo2MjcsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvaVxcXC9ibi1ub2ltYWdlLnBuZ1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIxZjAxYjBkYjA5OGNiMDVlZjRhYjQ1MWYyZmE5ZjkyYjdlYmE5MTEyIn0=/cork-woman-urges-breast-cancer-checks-after-surprise-diagnosis-from-delayed-scan.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T11:18:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a01c9b0139d8f1a8a8050b6933cb0a89",
            "title": "UCD staff member due in court over accessing student data",
            "description": "A UCD staff member is due in court this morning charged in connection with unlawfully accessing student data at the college.",
            "content": "A UCD staff member is due in court this morning charged in connection with unlawfully accessing student data at the college.\nThe man, who is in his 50s, was arrested this morning following an investigation by the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau.\nOv... [329 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0320/1564337-ucd-student-data/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0015e828-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T10:49:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eb093f9ee354cde7a36ba4fc990ebb41",
            "title": "‘If I had it all to do again, I’d just move into a caravan,’ says owner of Meath house being demolished",
            "description": "Rose Murray claims she and husband sought to negotiate with council on reducing size of property but were repeatedly rebuffed",
            "content": "As work resumed on the demolition of her family home at Faughan Hill in Bohermeen, Co Meath, on Friday morning, Rose Murray said she and her husband Chris would appear in court on Monday to answer a charge of contempt against them.\nSpeaking to The Ir... [3154 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/03/20/if-i-had-it-all-to-do-again-id-just-move-into-a-caravan-says-owner-of-meath-house-being-demolished/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQB7G6JL4RCQJJRVEHCTRTPFN4.jpg?smart=true&auth=3b064380d451f4c5ffd1bbbab5e243826b619b0d5c41c91617bb82b1c9e00b7f&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T10:11:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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