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": 320464,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c33e338cbbacbf1be69615c9917a10ec",
            "title": "Research offers clearer genetic blueprint of breast cancer variants",
            "description": "A study led by Dr Jason Pitt, Principal Investigator at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore), has identified eight new \"signatures\" of DNA patterns (gains and/or losses) in breast cancer.",
            "content": "A study led by Dr Jason Pitt, Principal Investigator at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore), has identified eight new \"signatures\" of DNA patterns (gains and/or losses) in breast cancer.\nBy analysing nearly 2,800 genomes, the te... [2407 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260518/Research-offers-clearer-genetic-blueprint-of-breast-cancer-variants.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/tags/TagImage-1039-45840826385648151818-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T07:34:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ea551cabfa910767f1185ee94e3dff88",
            "title": "Suspicious betting on Gerry Hutch in Dublin Central byelection uncovered",
            "description": "Almost half of these unusual bets were placed on Gerry Hutch, the gangland figure known as “The Monk”, to lose in the byelection, which takes place on Friday.",
            "content": "Most of the money placed on the Dublin Central byelection on the controversial Polymarket platform came from accounts engaged in highly suspicious betting behaviour, an investigation by The Irish Times has found.\nOf more than $1 million (€860,250) pl... [1905 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/suspicious-betting-on-gerry-hutch-in-dublin-central-byelection-uncovered-1901260.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDVcXFwvMDkxOTIzMTJcXFwvUEEtODQ1MzIwMTItZTE3NzgzNTEwNjYzNjYuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjEyMDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo2MjcsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvaVxcXC9ibi1ub2ltYWdlLnBuZ1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiI5MmY0NGYwMmY4YjkxNTE0YjMwOTBhZjExMzFmZjZmN2JiNWVmMzVjIn0=/suspicious-betting-on-gerry-hutch-in-dublin-central-byelection-uncovered.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T06:30:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "219c8a9cb9a3d3196b4258ea426730bb",
            "title": "McIlroy laments missed chances and looks ahead to US Open",
            "description": "Rory McIlroy rued missed opportunities at the PGA Championship as he swiftly switched his focus to the next major.",
            "content": "Rory McIlroy rued missed opportunities at the PGA Championship as he swiftly switched his focus to the next major.\nThe Holywood star, chasing back-to-back majors, entered the final round at Aronimink Golf Club in south-west Philadelphia three off the... [4108 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2026/0518/1573876-mcilroy-laments-missed-chances-and-looks-ahead-to-us-open/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0024620a-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T06:28:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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