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": 303192,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d8d9e39e41ae39c8683069d8af5478da",
            "title": "Blow for Limerick as Gillane to miss Cork clash",
            "description": "Limerick hurling management have confirmed that Aaron Gillane will miss the county's opening Munster SHC round-robin clash with Cork on Sunday after picking up a calf injury.",
            "content": "Limerick hurling management have confirmed that Aaron Gillane will miss the county's opening Munster SHC round-robin clash with Cork on Sunday after picking up a calf injury.\nThe five-time All-Ireland winner picked up the injury in training on Tuesda... [1190 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2026/0423/1569866-blow-for-limerick-as-gillane-to-miss-cork-clash/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/002444e0-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T21:50:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "23301128ef38ff872f970d0806c7bf91",
            "title": "Cork hurlers reveal team to face Limerick at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh",
            "description": "Ben O'Connor has unsurprisingly kept faith with the squad that defeated Tipp in Thurles",
            "content": "Cork have stuck with the starting 15 that got their Munster Hurling Championship campaign off to a winning start for Sunday’s battle with Limerick, 2pm in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.\nAlan Connolly will wear the number 13 geansái with William Buckley ... [3025 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41832935.html",
            "image": "https://www.echolive.ie/cms_media/module_img/10105/5052662_8_seoimageog_94537_2938483.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T21:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f960a5c7170d668a44d9dcd52b0d2d0a",
                "name": "echo live",
                "url": "https://www.echolive.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bd76f95f421981d46e7bc654710eaa02",
            "title": "Man who stole Noah Donohoe’s rucksack says he ‘never had’ schoolboy’s coat",
            "description": "The inquest into the death of the schoolboy, which is being heard before a jury, is in its 12th week.",
            "content": "A MAN WHO stole Noah Donohoe’s rucksack has told an inquest it is “ridiculous” to suggest that he had the schoolboy’s coat.\nDaryl Paul, of Cliftonville Avenue, previously pleaded guilty to stealing a rucksack containing Noah’s laptop and books.\nIn a ... [6636 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie/man-who-stole-noah-donohoes-rucksack-says-he-never-had-schoolboys-coat-7022091-Apr2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/7022091/river/?height=400&version=7022092",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T20:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b076cf5299b6d16a1b9fef3b354aade",
                "name": "The Journal",
                "url": "https://www.thejournal.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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