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": 320606,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1492146cf2ea99e2231be0e9819a86ce",
            "title": "Both Hemispheres of 3I/ATLAS Observed Simultaneously by JUICE and Europa Clipper",
            "description": "The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instruments aboard ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft and NASA’s Europa Clipper made unique observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in late 2025. SwRI leads the UVS instruments on both spacecraft, simultaneously imaging both hemispheres of the comet and detecting the comet’s ultraviolet emissions.",
            "content": "In December 2025, the ESA's Jupiter ICy Moon Explorer (JUICE) and NASA's Europa Clipper both caught a glimpse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS after it emerged from behind the Sun. As just the third interstellar object (ISO) detected passing through ou... [3459 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/both-hemispheres-of-3iatlas-observed-simultaneously-by-juice-and-europa-clipper",
            "image": "https://www.universetoday.com/article_images/20260415-subaru-fig_20260522_001913.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T00:21:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e209c18934dfc136fe2651208d3d9a69",
                "name": "Universe Today",
                "url": "https://www.universetoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "963917a76d83032a154629356ddcd7fe",
            "title": "Ancient seas get a new T. rex as massive mosasaur emerges from Texas fossils",
            "description": "There's a new T. rex in the fossil record, only this one terrorized the ancient seas. New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, and Southern Methodist University uncovers a new, massive species of mosasaur, a marine reptile that lived during the age of the dinosaurs. One of the largest mosasaurs known to date—stretching up to 43 feet long—this top predator was described from 80-million-year-old fossils that were found primarily in northern Texas decades ago. It was named Tylosaurus rex, or T. rex for short, meaning \"king of the tylosaurs.\"",
            "content": "There's a new T. rex in the fossil record, only this one terrorized the ancient seas. New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, and Southern Methodist University uncove... [4230 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ancient-seas-rex-massive-mosasaur.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/new-species-of-massive.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T23:00:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "65c2ddd92acc9246c2f58899972355ff",
            "title": "‘Selfless’ Alexander Coughlan, who died after robbery in Blanchardstown, will be ‘deeply missed’",
            "description": "Castleknock Community College graduate was killed after being assaulted in Dublin near his home",
            "content": "The family of Alexander Coughlan have paid tribute to their “caring and selfless” relative after his “heartbreaking, tragic passing” on Wednesday after being assaulted near his home.\nCoughlan (37) was a resident of Blanchardstown and worked for a com... [1442 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/05/21/selfless-alexander-coughlan-who-died-after-robbery-in-blanchardstown-will-be-deeply-missed/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORGDNIZBEZBTFJ4JGQUBMZ5ZAM.jpg?smart=true&auth=6bef52dbbb46baf1a52e9179c56b7775555f9d6b064e5d4759adc2668d4adb38&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T21:28:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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