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Ireland Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Ireland with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Ireland Sports 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=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 236530,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7701b934acdb0bd802969f93c87daea2",
            "title": "Harry Cobden to ride as retained jockey for JP McManus from next season",
            "description": "Harry Cobden is determined to seize his “massive opportunity” after being appointed as retained rider to JP McManus from May.",
            "content": "The role will involve all the 'green and gold' horses in both the UK and Ireland, including reigning Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup champion Inothewayurthinkin, Ryanair Chase winner Fact To File, and in England the Unibet Champion Hurdle contender The N... [3330 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/harry-cobden-to-ride-as-retained-jockey-for-jp-mcmanus-from-next-season/229735",
            "image": "https://www.sportinglife.com/images/news/1260x709/26831ff2-735a-473c-a74f-ff5eebebb41f.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T08:01:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "166308d71c5003f038fd60d91ef3212e",
                "name": "Sporting Life",
                "url": "https://www.sportinglife.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eceb93cd4d54db5591ad350554c20c03",
            "title": "Leinster and IRFU on different wavelengths over Joey Carbery question",
            "description": "Leo Cullen has already confirmed Leinster’s interest in Joey Carbery. It looks a done deal and the suspicion is that Leinster will be pleased enough to get the better of the union",
            "content": "Carbery has already played for Leinster and Munster. Go back to October and Bernard Jackman was arguing that the union should put enough readies together to bring the No.10 home from Bordeaux-Begles and connect him in to the Connacht grid.\nStuart Lan... [3966 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-41773643.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/9855/4927994_5_seoimageog_2845030-AU_BI7I6083.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T15:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a6cb35a2903e4b3d0f8df0a3b299955b",
            "title": "Maro Itoje, Tom Willis, Huw Jones",
            "description": "With Saracens, Bordeaux-Begles and Bristol Bears dominating the weekend headlines, it’s time for the Champions Cup Team of the Week.",
            "content": "Following around three of the Investec Champions Cup, we select our Team of the Week.\nWith Saracens, Bordeaux-Begles and Bristol Bears dominating the weekend headlines, here are our picks.\nInvestec Champions Cup Team of the Week\n15 Salesi Rayasi (Uni... [6570 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.planetrugby.com/news/investec-champions-cup-team-of-the-week-maestro-stars-in-demolition-job-while-top-drawer-shift-against-springboks-power-rewarded",
            "image": "https://d3gbf3ykm8gp5c.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2026/01/12125644/Salesi-Rayasi-Tom-Willis-and-Billy-Searle.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T13:03:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8d2907da394950f69035a4520074dae5",
                "name": "planetrugby.com",
                "url": "https://www.planetrugby.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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