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": 317128,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "00d654fc92a6b88ea9c8fc0868ce8164",
            "title": "'I'm gay': Tommy Fleming talks about the breakdown of his marriage",
            "description": "Mr Fleming said that he has been “living a lie my whole life” but was now ready to change that and tell the word his \"truth\".",
            "content": "Tommy Fleming has spoken out about the breakdown of his marriage, revealing publicly for the first time that he is gay.\nThe acclaimed singer met his wife Tina in 2002 and the pair married in 2006.\nHowever, the pair separated in September last year an... [3098 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newstalk.com/news/tom-fleming-2260649",
            "image": "https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2026/05/15164223/270_7461.mov.12_37_35_14.Still002-copy-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T15:54:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f8c3974ca54cbdcd33e315a3faca4a19",
                "name": "Newstalk",
                "url": "https://www.newstalk.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dbebe3c96cb98f4f7ba356fd823b5ebe",
            "title": "What happens when Land Registry maps and farm boundaries don’t match?",
            "description": "While registration of land in the Land Registry provides certainty of title, it is important to understand the limitations of Land Registry maps, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh",
            "content": "Recently, my adjoining neighbour informed me he intends to fill in the channel and incorporate it into his field. He says according to the Land Registry map, the channel falls within his folio and I have been maintaining land which is not mine.\nI hav... [3937 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-41845761.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10164/5082486_3_seoimageog_iStock-2221474242.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T15:47:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "baefc1b09cf76619e9f9173726616241",
            "title": "Carlow's 'Guardians of the Grassland' on duty",
            "description": "The scarecrows, dubbed ‘guardians of the grasslands’ appear in multiple locations across Carlow town and will watch over a selection of green space ...",
            "content": "SINCE time immemorial in Ireland, the sight of overgrown lawns, grass verges and other green spaces has been deemed a stain on the landscape, which must quickly be rectified with a strimmer or mower.\nHowever, thanks to extensive research on biodivers... [1972 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/your-community/carlows-guardians-of-the-grassland-on-duty_arid-98205.html",
            "image": "https://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/cms_media/module_img/7698/3849180_3_articledetail_Guardians_of_the_Grasslands.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T15:42:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3cdf62374b0d799ba4e6ae0a72d556a4",
                "name": "carlow-nationalist.ie",
                "url": "https://www.carlow-nationalist.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Categories