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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": 231004,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6e2126e50150111bdba4a6ebf3ec0b09",
            "title": "Revealed: Murder-suicide family secret of Traitors PhD brainbox Jade Scott",
            "description": "As a member of the Traitorscast, Jade Scott has become good at keeping secrets. But while the PHD student is being watched by millions, she is hiding a heartbreaking family tragedy.",
            "content": "As a member of the Traitors cast, Jade Scott has become good at keeping secrets.\nBut while the PHD student is being watched by millions as she tries to win the BBC One show, she is hiding a heartbreaking family tragedy that left her bereft when she w... [4259 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15471201/The-Traitors-Jade-Scott-heartbreaking-secret-family-tragedy-revealed.html",
            "image": "https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/01/16/17/105580617-0-image-m-9_1768586190245.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T22:45:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4aca9b1f6287a5f7a6dea911063bdb49",
                "name": "Daily Mail",
                "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "74cb58f7e11e172e039fab9085274d37",
            "title": "Murderer seeking prison release claims life sentence was only 20 years",
            "description": "Donovan (44), last of New Houses, Cooraclare, Co Clare, murdered Ann Walsh (23) on the grounds of St Senan’s church, Kilrush, Co Clare, on 24 August, 2005",
            "content": "CONVICTED MURDERER RAYMOND Donovan, who strangled his former girlfriend to death on the grounds of a church, has launched a High Court bid seeking his release from prison, claiming that the Court of Appeal substituted his mandatory life sentence for ... [3007 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/murderer-seeking-prison-release-as-claims-life-sentence-was-only-20-years-6929820-Jan2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/6929820/river/?height=400&version=6929827",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T22:44:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f37646775d75377aed1ba0d26c56c5bc",
            "title": "Claire Byrne said turning 50 and RTÉ pay cuts were factors in Newstalk move",
            "description": "Byrne appeared on the Late Late Show tonight ahead of her move to Newstalk",
            "content": "FORMER RTÉ BROADCASTER Claire Byrne said turning 50 last summer and an upcoming pay cut at RTÉ were factors contributing to her shock move to rival Newstalk.\nByrne signed off on her last show on RTÉ Radio 1 last October and will shortly move to weekd... [2950 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/claire-byrne-said-turning-50-and-rte-pay-cuts-were-factors-in-her-move-to-newstalk-6929767-Jan2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/6929767/river/?height=400&version=6929811",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-16T22:16:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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