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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": 254172,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7c0014ca057900cbe4cd461ab5baa12a",
            "title": "Arrest after cyclist, 70s, killed in Dublin truck crash",
            "description": "A man has been arrested following the death of a cyclist in his 70s in a truck crash in Balbriggan, Co Dublin.",
            "content": "A man has been arrested following the death of a cyclist in Dublin.\nThe cyclist, a man in his 70s, was killed following a crash involving a truck, which happened on Dublin St in Balbriggan at 12.40pm today.\nHe was pronounced dead at the scene.\nA gard... [1469 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0316/1563772-collision-balbriggan-dublin/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/002412bb-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T20:29:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1b934b6177c2dd621a5055b77ea83d62",
            "title": "Fitzmaurice: Kerry loss flagged up Mayo's attacking flaws",
            "description": "Former All-Ireland winning manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice says that flaws in Mayo's attacking structure were flagged in their heavy defeat to Kerry in Tralee on Saturday.",
            "content": "Former All-Ireland winning manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice says that flaws in Mayo's attacking structure were flagged in their heavy defeat to Kerry in Tralee on Saturday.\nBuoyed by four wins in their opening five games, Andy Moran's side occupied one of ... [4020 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0316/1563740-fitzmaurice-kerry-loss-flagged-up-mayos-attacking-flaws/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0024128c-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T19:33:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f610abe2b1715238d1f64fbb71e0f788",
            "title": "‘You just have to take the battles that are in front of you and do your best’",
            "description": "Letterkenny teacher Jamie Timoney was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in December 2023, having experienced symptoms for several months",
            "content": "On a December morning in 2023, the day started out like any other for Jamie Timoney. The Letterkenny man walked into his classroom to teach English at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway, Co Galway, as he did every day.\nAt some point, Jamie had a c... [5517 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.donegallive.ie/news/features/2040239/you-just-have-to-take-the-battles-that-are-in-front-of-you-and-do-your-best.html",
            "image": "https://www.donegallive.ie/resizer/1200/700/true/2026_03_16/1000017089_Cropped-1773688488278.jpg--_you_just_have_to_take_the_battles_that_are_in_front_of_you_and_do_your_best_.jpg?1773688488308",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T19:26:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a3b56a09e97b75eff9c4bc2fd3669966",
                "name": "Donegal Live",
                "url": "https://www.donegallive.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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