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": 294468,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "746fb3b8b63b7bd06a7af5d6ec42b293",
            "title": "Reykjavik murder trial hears details of Dublin-based family’s collective suicide plan",
            "description": "Ming Ting Mancel, with an address in Leopardstown, Dublin 18, charged with murder of her daughter Catherine",
            "content": "Details of the deaths of a man and his daughter and evidence of the family’s apparent collective suicide were heard on the first day of the trial of Ming Ting Mancel in Reykjavik. She is charged with the murder of her daughter Catherine Mancel at the... [3723 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/12/reykjavik-murder-trial-hears-details-of-familys-collective-suicide-plan/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7XRN5S6IDZB3LBX2EKJWFDPONE.jpg?smart=true&auth=f7e1f79fbf2a5ba6e08b4bc45cbc1b73dd1cd14f2f4439b00c0868a7e88481ac&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T22:00:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eecb492bbdb5512cdec3c4c0c47781c5",
            "title": "Mipo bags winner as Shels sink Hoops in Tolka",
            "description": "Shelbourne won only their second home league game of the season as they beat the reigning champions Shamrock Rovers by the odd goal in three in a rip-roaring contest at a heaving Tolka Park.",
            "content": "Shelbourne won only their second home league game of the season as they beat the reigning champions Shamrock Rovers by the odd goal in three in a rip-roaring contest at a heaving Tolka Park.\nTwo breakaway goals by Evan Caffrey and Mipo Odubeko in eit... [3857 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0612/1578061-mipo-bags-winner-as-shels-sink-hoops-in-tolka/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/002482dc-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T21:23:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7da0b171a3bcb15bae6f3989b4ea6dbe",
            "title": "Clarke haunts old club as Derry smash Bohs in Celtic Park",
            "description": "Derry City produced their best performance of the season in what was their final game at the Find Insurance Celtic Park, as they demolished title chasing Bohemians.",
            "content": "Derry City produced their best performance of the season in what was their final game at the Find Insurance Celtic Park, as they demolished title chasing Bohemians.\nTrailing to Harry Vaughan's goal, the Brandywell men stormed back as James Clarke net... [3621 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0612/1578055-clarke-haunts-old-club-as-derry-smash-bohs-in-celtic-park/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/002482d4-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T20:58:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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