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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": 259902,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "478d8bea6e285cec5796ce2c7c96f4ef",
            "title": "Galway PhD student discovers new exoplanet",
            "description": "Chloe Lawlor, 25, is a PhD student from the University of Galway's Centre for Astronomy and the Ryan Institute.",
            "content": "‘Wispit 2C’ is estimated to be about 5m years-old and most likely 10-times the mass of Jupiter.\nGalway native Chloe Lawlor has discovered a new planet – the second one to be found forming near an infant star called ‘Wispit 2’, some 437 light years aw... [3645 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/galway-phd-student-discovers-new-exoplanet-chloe-lawlor",
            "image": "https://www.siliconrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chloe_Lawlor.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T15:05:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f16f010b33be9509f99374c802a998b",
                "name": "Silicon Republic",
                "url": "https://www.siliconrepublic.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fc8c5cb6755a1fee517818a9074dc219",
            "title": "ESRI warns inflation will rise to 3.2% while criticising Government measures",
            "description": "Institute says Iran crisis could have lasting impact on prices",
            "content": "The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned that rising energy costs linked to the Iran crisis will push inflation to 3.2 per cent this year.\nIt also criticised Government moves to cut excise duty on fuel as poorly targeted and likel... [3186 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/03/25/inflation-could-rise-to-32-for-year-esri-warns/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XCOJNFET2TNSHP2CFOFJCEIOOU.jpg?smart=true&auth=87940a2be3e9561a225eae3d548c12df9ba2ea020c0e73ce0a8a4df06e03412f&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T14:37:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "754ae8b5de5fcae13b6d4c4ad23235e0",
            "title": "Marketing executive at Bauer Media granted bail after €110k cannabis seizure",
            "description": "The location of the seizure is the base for Newstalk, Today FM, and affiliated radio stations.",
            "content": "A marketing executive with a radio network has been released on bail after appearing in court over a seizure of €110,000 worth of cannabis at his office building in Dublin on Tuesday.\nSeafra O'Donovan, 35, an employee of Bauer Media, was charged with... [1625 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/man-30s-charged-after-cannabis-worth-e110k-seized-at-bauer-media-offices-1879056.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjZcXFwvMDNcXFwvMjUxMjAxMTlcXFwvQ0MtU2VhZnJhLU8tRG9ub3Zhbi0zLWUxNzc0NDQxNzE4NjUwLmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjoxMjAwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NjI3LFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC93d3cuYnJlYWtpbmduZXdzLmllXFxcL2lcXFwvYm4tbm9pbWFnZS5wbmdcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjpbXX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiZTBkN2NhNzI5OGFhODU1NjJkZGRlMDNmNzY2ZGM5NmU1OTIyY2JlNSJ9/marketing-executive-at-bauer-media-granted-bail-after-110k-cannabis-seizure.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T14:08:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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