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": 297000,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3783e4f117249662530a43e0bca1caa1",
            "title": "Deliveroo driver describes hitting accused with helmet during 'ferocious' Dublin stabbing",
            "description": "Riad Bouchaker (52), of no fixed address, is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the attempted murder of two girls and one boy, and assault causing serious harm to Flynn, at Parnell Square East in Dublin City on November 23rd 2023.",
            "content": "A childcare worker acted with \"extreme courage\" when she grappled with Riad Bouchaker after he produced a large and \"horrifying\" knife and began \"ferociously jabbing\" a group of children, the Central Criminal Court has heard.\nBouchaker's trial also h... [8820 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/hell-bent-on-getting-the-children-childcare-worker-describes-ferocious-dublin-knife-attack-1913862.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjNcXFwvMTFcXFwvMjQxMzE1NDhcXFwvQ0MtUEFSTkVMTC1TUVVBUkUtRUFTVC0tZTE3MDA5MDkyMTIyMDguanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjEyMDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo2MjcsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvaVxcXC9ibi1ub2ltYWdlLnBuZ1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiIzZmYyMTg5ZWU3MTI4ODRjMjkwNDViNDBjMDY3YWU0NGU3ODUyNDI2In0=/deliveroo-driver-describes-hitting-accused-with-helmet-during-ferocious-dublin-stabbing.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T18:22:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4fa91a1cad9b445e683b715e209a8cb0",
            "title": "UHW apologises after man dies from reaction to antibiotic",
            "description": "An inquest into the death of a 41-year-old man, who died due to an allergic reaction to an antibiotic that he was given at University Hospital Waterford, has returned a verdict of medical misadventure.",
            "content": "An inquest into the death of a 41-year-old man, who died due to an allergic reaction to an antibiotic that he was given at University Hospital Waterford (UHW), has returned a verdict of medical misadventure.\nThe inquest heard that prior to his death,... [5764 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0615/1578597-nicholas-kennedy-inquest/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0024864c-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T17:54:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fa4b89e4b7147a0b111aa5df47106bd8",
            "title": "GAA draw: Dublin to face Donegal in early Sunday throw-in at Croke Park as fixture details confirmed",
            "description": "Kerry to host Armagh on Saturday at 4pm in Killarney ahead of meeting of Mayo and Meath in Castlebar",
            "content": "All-Ireland SFC Round 3:\nSaturday, June 21st\nKerry v Armagh, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, 4pm (GAA+)\nMayo v Meath, MacHale Park, Castlebar, 6.15pm (GAA+)\nSunday, June 22nd\nDublin v Donegal, Croke Park, 1.15pm (RTÉ One)\nMonaghan v Westmeath, St Tiar... [7500 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/15/gaa-draw-dublin-to-face-donegal-in-early-sunday-throw-in-at-croke-park-as-fixture-details-confirmed/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2DG55GOC7OPIJQHAUEERVKGCM.jpg?smart=true&auth=b112ccaf07928b1e46ea70622f1e07e1c4f5bf961e05ae1b7721e32637791b48&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-15T17:16:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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