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": 309102,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8bfa12a0082d7c29e753ae3449dd8417",
            "title": "NASA shuts down Voyager 1 instrument to keep probe exploring interstellar space",
            "description": "NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space.",
            "content": "NASA engineers have shut down another instrument on Voyager 1 to preserve the power of the most distant spacecraft ever sent into space.\nThe Low-energy Charged Particles experiment (LECP) was turned off on Friday (April 17) to ensure Voyager 1 has mo... [670 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/nasa-shuts-down-voyager-1-instrument-to-keep-probe-exploring-interstellar-space",
            "image": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2LtFhcaQXV7cBaUx7Nra4A-1920-80.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T21:31:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "024dd4370bda9e6e6791231c2a935d20",
                "name": "Space",
                "url": "https://www.space.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "acef14950a2a5a7970e1608efe65e144",
            "title": "Munster hit by further resignations over Roger Randle appointment",
            "description": "Munster confirmed that members of its Commercial Advisory Group have resigned from their voluntary positions",
            "content": "Randle has always denied the accusation, and charges made against him were dropped in Durban, South Africa, where the former wing had been touring with New Zealand’s Hurricanes for a Super Rugby fixture.\nMunster head coach Clayton McMillan, Randle’s ... [1376 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-41830925.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10096/5048186_8_seoimageog_GettyImages-1256206823_1_.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T21:17:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "461fd961ca77f27b59dc8b9382894826",
            "title": "West Ham earn a point at Palace as Wolves are relegated",
            "description": "West Ham secured a massive point in their relegation battle after playing out a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, also sealing Wolves' relegation to the Championship.",
            "content": "West Ham secured a massive point in their relegation battle after playing out a draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, also sealing Wolves' relegation to the Championship.\nEagles winger Brennan Johnson had a chance to boost the survival hopes of ... [2785 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0420/1569109-west-ham-earn-a-point-at-palace-as-wolves-are-relegated/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0024405f-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T21:10:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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