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": 325398,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8ba5a511a27e38b2df087d94d03e56ff",
            "title": "US says it 'completed' retaliatory strikes against Iran",
            "description": "The US military has said that it \"completed\" its retaliatory strikes against Iran over the downing of an attack helicopter.",
            "content": "The US military has said it has \"completed\" its retaliatory strikes against Iran over the downing of an attack helicopter.\nUS Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American forces in the Middle East, said on X that it had \"completed self-defence ... [4770 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0610/1577653-us-retaliatory-strikes/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00247e7e-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T02:07:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f2ed0e7bd4552b7929aec231540a5e0b",
            "title": "IFAC warns borrowing needed to part-finance saving funds",
            "description": "The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has warned that two long terms savings funds, established by the Government to retain some of the corporation tax paid by multinationals, will have to be part-funded by borrowing.",
            "content": "The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has warned that two long terms savings funds, established by the Government to retain some of the corporation tax paid by multinationals, will have to be part-funded by borrowing.\nThe development occurred because the... [2039 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0610/1577650-fiscal-advisory-council-savings-funds/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00246ef4-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T01:23:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3ee273535e16c3a714f5e339bd7243f1",
            "title": "The government will have to borrow to top up its new savings funds, spending watchdog warns",
            "description": "The government has been criticised for not spending windfall corporate tax revenue, but it turns out it has been.",
            "content": "THE STATE WILL have to borrow in order to fulfil its saving fund commitments, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) has said, as Ireland is set to increase spending faster than any other European economy in the medium term while continuing to rely... [3884 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-government-will-borrow-to-save-7065086-Jun2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/7065086/river/?height=400&version=7065306",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T23:06:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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