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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": 220550,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "76ff80768e512a3b99fc153d63972b2f",
            "title": "Leinster hold off Ulster with late fightback at Aviva",
            "description": "For the second Friday in a row it looked like Leinster's season was about to hit another stumbling block, but for the second week in a row they found a way to win.",
            "content": "For the second Friday in a row it looked like Leinster's season was about to hit another stumbling block, but for the second week in a row they found a way to win.\nAfter Leicester Tigers felt the brunt of a second-half onslaught a week ago, this time... [7202 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/united-rugby-championship/2025/1219/1549889-leinster-hold-off-ulster-with-late-fightback-at-aviva/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023a74c-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-19T21:42:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b8d2476c744c96d049605be56316b383",
            "title": "Shane Ross set women in Irish sport back ‘about 20 years’, says Patrick O’Donovan",
            "description": "Minister for Sport says ‘ridiculous decision’ by his predecessor on governance roles had to be reversed",
            "content": "Minister for Sport Patrick O’Donovan has accused one of his predecessors, Shane Ross, of setting back the role of women in Irish sport by “about 20 years”. He said Mr Ross, who was minister for sport from May 2016 to February 2020, “unceremoniously t... [1494 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2025/12/19/shane-ross-set-women-in-irish-sport-back-about-20-years-says-patrick-odonovan/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBLLTPPXYL5PZ4NYIPP45RCY4A.jpg?smart=true&auth=8d07c7d897bab3f3da5fececb8990e74c3f1154c82d2fafe3cfa945cf5d2f7fa&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-19T20:14:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2b63b02459be7315ab6d66998f15094f",
            "title": "‘Dreams really do come true’ - Irish band Kingfishr top the charts with Christmas number one song",
            "description": "The hit song Killeagh by Limerick band Kingfishr has been revealed as the Christmas number one single.",
            "content": "The trio hold the Christmas number one slots in both the singles and album charts, with the two top album spots set to be taken by Irish acts for the first time in Irish Official Chart Company history.\nKingfishr’s hit song Killeagh has surpassed Chri... [2589 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/dreams-really-do-come-true-irish-band-kingfishr-top-the-charts-with-christmas-number-one-song/a140317138.html",
            "image": "https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/gKbu_gjKcuP56J7IJEhqMjRjqxY=/629x460/smart/prod-mh-ireland/e571cb67-15d0-4de1-a098-cc3a133fcab7/48420e25-06ff-4bf8-a709-cbaa658e282c/e571cb67-15d0-4de1-a098-cc3a133fcab7.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-19T20:01:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ae507f956c22e5192e709803bdcb0f18",
                "name": "The Irish Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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