Ireland News API

Get the live top headlines from Ireland with our JSON 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": 233478,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4a560c8b27f0cf8e348d54ffe7f48207",
            "title": "All You Need to Know",
            "description": "The Interpro between Connacht and Leinster headlines the weekend's URC action, as we move into the second half of the regular season.",
            "content": "With the Champions and Challenge Cups now on hold until April, the BKT United Rugby Championship is back in focus for the next two weekends, before attention turns to the Six Nations.\nWe've reached the second half of the regular season, although Ulst... [6337 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/united-rugby-championship/2026/0122/1554490-urc-round-10-all-you-need-to-know/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023c844-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T13:07:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "68301e8ceffa6f9a35b7ec5579ce7897",
            "title": "Ireland international McCall to depart Saracens",
            "description": "Saracens Director of Rugby Mark McCall will stand down at the end of the season and bring an ⁠end to a fruitful 15-year spell in charge.",
            "content": "Saracens Director of Rugby Mark McCall will stand down at the end of the season and bring an ⁠end to a fruitful 15-year spell in charge.\nFormer Ireland international McCall took on the role during the 2010-11 season and led Saracens to six Premiershi... [1031 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2026/0123/1554696-former-ireland-star-mccall-calls-time-on-saracens-role/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0013047a-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T12:45:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ba758a87a223fe822bd68b3a0b7d2a7e",
            "title": "Two men (20s) arrested after five premises searched in Dublin and Carlow",
            "description": "Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.",
            "content": "Two men were arrested on Thursday after five premises in Dublin and Carlow were searched as part of an operation targeting burglaries.\nThe investigation looked into more than 40 incidents, including thefts, deception and unauthorised takings of vehic... [267 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/two-men-20s-arrested-after-five-premises-searched-in-dublin-and-carlow-1856786.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjVcXFwvMTFcXFwvMjAyMDU0MTVcXFwvMi40OTQwNTM0Mi00LWUxNzYzNjcyMTgzMjIyLmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjoxMjAwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NjI3LFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC93d3cuYnJlYWtpbmduZXdzLmllXFxcL2lcXFwvYm4tbm9pbWFnZS5wbmdcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjpbXX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiNGU2ZTJjNTI3YjBlNGMzN2ZmNmE2ZjNjNjVmZWVjYTNhNTNkOWRjNyJ9/two-men-20s-arrested-after-five-premises-searched-in-dublin-and-carlow.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T12:37:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "breakingnews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}
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