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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": 254318,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7a70301168b3c194242206acfbe806d9",
            "title": "The unexpected comfort of TGL at 4 or 5 a.m.",
            "description": "Tonight brings the final TGL match - or matches - of the 2026 season, and, in words I never thought I'd write, I'm going to miss it.",
            "content": "Tonight brings the final TGL match – or matches – of the 2026 season, and, in words I never thought I’d write, I’m going to miss it.\nLast year, after giving it until the third week, I wrote a rather scathing takedown of the league and it went semi-vi... [4903 chars]",
            "url": "https://irishgolfer.ie/latest-golf-news/2026/03/24/the-unexpected-comfort-of-tgl-at-4-or-5-a-m/",
            "image": "https://irishgolfer.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/JUPITER-SECURES-PLAYOFFS-WITH-A-TOM-KIM-HOLE-IN-ONE-Match-15_-JUP-vs-BAY-Season-2_Original-Image_m2047.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T18:00:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c28606b4995f157243215872cfc912a4",
                "name": "Irish Golfer Magazine",
                "url": "https://irishgolfer.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "beb674d50fbdbe24375be75d2c8af967",
            "title": "A workforce for mental health in later life",
            "description": "Andy draws on a recent roundtable to make the case for a stronger, more specialist workforce to meet the mental health needs of older people.",
            "content": "There are many dimensions to mental health inequality, but one that is often hidden is the paucity of support or attention we give to mental health in later life. While older citizens have, on average, better mental health than younger generations, p... [7155 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/a-workforce-for-mental-health-in-later-life/",
            "image": "https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/centre-for-ageing-better-sdEnE_2n-gA-unsplash.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T17:50:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "528dfde1f418f6ac30d689c97db3e62a",
                "name": "Centre for Mental Health",
                "url": "https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "605ddac59bb0f8a4c8a87d63da1bef66",
            "title": "GP accused of professional misconduct over criticism of Covid guidelines during pandemic",
            "description": "Billy Ralph, who runs his own practice at The Ballagh Health Centre, The Ballagh, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, is facing six separate counts of professional misconduct at a medical inquiry over comments he posted on Twitter (now X) between October 2020 and June 2022.",
            "content": "A Wexford GP has been accused of professional misconduct over social media posts which were critical of measures and restrictions introduced by the health authorities during the Covid-19 pandemic.\nBilly Ralph, who runs his own practice at The Ballagh... [6442 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gp-accused-of-professional-misconduct-over-criticism-of-covid-guidelines-during-pandemic-1878858.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDNcXFwvMjQxNjE2MjZcXFwvQ0MtRHItQmlsbHktUmFscGgtMTQtZTE3NzQzNzMyMjE3NTAuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjEyMDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo2MjcsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvaVxcXC9ibi1ub2ltYWdlLnBuZ1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiI4ZWU2ZjkxM2M2MTU5MDAyNWJjZmM0MTcwNzM1N2RkN2MxYzE0NGI2In0=/gp-accused-of-professional-misconduct-over-criticism-of-covid-guidelines-during-pandemic.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-24T17:28:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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