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": 289954,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1bd9c47d20531819a4f03fc322416730",
            "title": "Boy dead after crash involving bike and parked lorry",
            "description": "A boy has died after a crash involving the bike he was cycling and a parked lorry in Lismore, Co Waterford this morning.",
            "content": "A boy has died after a crash involving the bike he was cycling and a parked lorry in Lismore, Co Waterford this morning.\nThe incident took place on the N72 in Ballygalane shortly after 11am.\nThe boy, understood to be in his teens, was pronounced dead... [656 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0616/1578821-waterford-boy-death/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0012013f-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T20:22:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "048cab11cdebecf9b3cbf5a7285792e1",
            "title": "‘Spelling error’ reversed meaning of finding in Aer Lingus discipline inquiry, WRC hears",
            "description": "Pilot Declan McCabe was demoted from training captain to flight officer in 2024 after safety report issue",
            "content": "A senior Aer Lingus manager has told a tribunal how his investigation report seemed to state he agreed with a demoted pilot’s reading of an airline manual because of a “spelling mistake on my part”.\nThe pilot, Declan McCabe, was reduced in rank from ... [3654 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/16/spelling-error-reversed-meaning-of-finding-in-aer-lingus-discipline-inquiry-wrc-hears/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HODLXPHKR5BV3MFGVLDP2VK34Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=18e315d2e8618443bf323c16ad1f5f55de8d1b4a570a5a9eb1d79ee69037f70b&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T19:15:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b59604aacaa7a7a92d32a37e98430d09",
            "title": "‘Highly discourteous’: Judge critical of silence around proposed withdrawal of solicitors",
            "description": "Paul McDermott called on the Law Society of Ireland to inform the courts of solicitors’ intentions",
            "content": "A senior criminal court judge has described as “highly discourteous” the failure to give formal notice of a withdrawal of services by criminal legal aid solicitors this week.\nThe three day withdrawal from Wednesday will affect criminal legal aid case... [3845 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/16/highly-discourteous-judge-critical-of-silence-around-proposed-withdrawal-of-solicitors/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HMUHRFUC7ZB5JIPJYNLDF6RNYU.JPG?smart=true&auth=52fbef096d59db631b44afa5851ffee4e1ad9c16b3d8499ce121df32cac15029&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T19:13:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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