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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": 257126,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "75e31aa90a76bf5671b821a031ba3979",
            "title": "Random health check may have saved my life",
            "description": "Anne O’Carroll decided to have a scan because it was good value. Had she delayed it, the triple-negative breast cancer could have spread to other organs",
            "content": "“At the end of December 2012, I decided to have a €50 full body check-up, even though I felt as fit as a trout and had no concerns whatsoever,” she says. “I was chatting to the radiographer doing the breast scan, when suddenly she went quiet, took my... [4881 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41809112.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10002/5001272_5_seoimageog_1I5A7052.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T02:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "72ad2825335257aeed2e8a4f57c4fbc4",
            "title": "Having a baby after PCOS and endometriosis: A complex fertility journey",
            "description": "Caitríona O’Donnell has endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome and knew she would need help to get pregnant. A new treatment targeting an overactive immune system ultimately led to the birth of her baby",
            "content": "Yet, in October 2025, O’Donnell gave birth to a daughter. She credits immunology testing, an emerging branch of fertility treatment, for the happy outcome.\n“My situation was so complicated,” O’Donnell says. “It started when I came off the contracepti... [6080 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-41808899.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10000/5000408_16_seoimageog_Caitriona_O_Donnell._4.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T02:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "721b761b20c5329ce27d550526109f85",
            "title": "The Players: Rory McIlroy makes sluggish start to title defence as Ryder Cup teammate Sepp Straka shares early lead at TPC Sawgrass",
            "description": "Rory McIlroy sits seven strokes off the early lead after a two-over opening round of 74 at TPC Sawgrass; McIlroy is looking to join Scottie Scheffler as a back-to-back winner of The Players; watch the second round live on Friday from 11.30am on Sky Sports Golf",
            "content": "Sepp Straka and Sahith Theegala are part of a five-way tie for the early lead at The Players, as Rory McIlroy made a sluggish start to his title defence at TPC Sawgrass.\nMaverick McNealy set the initial clubhouse target after an opening-round 67 at t... [4161 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13518775/the-players-rory-mcilroy-makes-sluggish-start-to-title-defence-as-ryder-cup-teammate-sepp-straka-shares-early-lead-at-tpc-sawgrass",
            "image": "https://e0.365dm.com/26/03/1600x900/skysports-rory-mcilroy-golf_7190545.jpg?20260312193221",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T01:16:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "375c6022b40a085995083df0ed1ac413",
                "name": "Sky Sports",
                "url": "https://www.skysports.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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