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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": 218672,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "09f99b0ec0aa67ba4a69c6e380cc0beb",
            "title": "St Mirren stun Celtic to win Scottish League Cup as Nancy’s nightmare goes on",
            "description": "Wilfried Nancy’s start as Celtic manager went from bad to worse as they were beaten 3-1 in the Scottish League Cup final by St Mirren",
            "content": "Cláudio Braga and Stephen Kingsley were on target as a resurgent Hearts won 2-0 away to misfiring Falkirk on Saturday night to move six points clear at the top of the Premiership. Buoyed by ending a four-game run without a victory with last Sunday’s ... [2121 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/14/st-mirren-celtic-scottish-league-cup-final-match-report",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/64317aa07104eeda14d62d2b8fbc5d30d8dda7b1/708_0_5000_4000/master/5000.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=24c7b2f61dfa90965def1d755f402819",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-14T17:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0e7989d0ed3b608a749f4551c3b77c47",
            "title": "Concerns for pollution as 14 crew members rescued from fishing vessel in Dingle",
            "description": "The stranded vessel, a medium-sized red and white and blue French-registered trawler, is thought to have lost power before going up on the rocks at Bín Bán",
            "content": "Valentia Coastguard Marine Rescue Centre in Co Kerry co-ordinated the operation which saw the Dingle Coastguard, the rescue helicopter from Shannon, along with the coastguard’s fixed wing plane, and the Valentia Lifeboat at the scene.\nHowever, there ... [987 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41759888.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/9796/4898051_10_seoimageog_FishingVessel_rescue.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-14T17:23:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "edf53d99158acac848700e5b0ec59b26",
            "title": "Death of Edenderry firebomb victim Mary Holt ‘unfair and deeply painful’, funeral hears",
            "description": "60-year-old killed in Edenderry firebomb attack remembered during funeral mass",
            "content": "The death of Mary Holt (60), who died following a firebomb attack on a house in Edenderry, Co Offaly, “came too soon, in a way that feels unfair and deeply painful,” her funeral mass was told on Sunday.\nParish priest Fr Gregory Corcoran, told mourner... [1820 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/12/14/death-of-edenderry-firebomb-victim-mary-holt-unfair-and-deeply-painful-funeral-hears/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMAT6NPFSNFVJLSOQ7DX56FVJQ.JPG?smart=true&auth=2ff547bce1b974a7107741993558269b9f122e10eae1e1aaabdbd44af6dce523&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-14T17:12:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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