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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": 272346,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "68a496c1cac6c7489ed8ada2d6b6c5f1",
            "title": "LIV Golf to plough on 'at full throttle' despite doubts",
            "description": "LIV Golf reportedly intends to continue \"uninterrupted and at full throttle\" amid ongoing speculation over a withdrawal of its Saudi Arabian backers.",
            "content": "LIV Golf reportedly intends to continue \"uninterrupted and at full throttle\" amid ongoing speculation over a withdrawal of its Saudi Arabian backers.\nThe breakaway league launched in 2021 and sent shockwaves through the sport, positioning itself as a... [2463 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2026/0416/1568503-liv-golf-to-plough-on-at-full-throttle-despite-doubts/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/001ca82f-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T07:43:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "60e09291cc7756af9766949739d01c29",
            "title": "Premier League title race: Could Man City and Arsenal go to a play-off?",
            "description": "Man City's meeting against Arsenal may go a long way to deciding the destination of the Premier League trophy in May, but how close a finish could it be?",
            "content": "It's squeaky bum time in the Premier League title race.\nThe phrase coined by legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to describe the tension of the run-in could not be more apt this season.\nLeaders Arsenal travel to second-placed Manche... [3544 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5yjr2ylqqzo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/c135/live/7cb52b90-37f1-11f1-bf98-335695df34d3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T06:20:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4ed5e3549d3743de977b971b685440b7",
            "title": "Newcastle: £124m spent but Newcastle no closer to a striker solution",
            "description": "Newcastle United spent £124m to replace departing Alexander Isak, but Eddie Howe's men now seem no closer to finding their striking solution.",
            "content": "The match-winner was wearing Newcastle United's iconic number nine shirt as he took the acclaim of the crowd at full-time.\nBut Yoane Wissa was not being serenaded at Selhurst Park.\nIt was Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, who swapped shirt... [4017 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5yv6v2vrlyo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/24ee/live/164b51e0-395e-11f1-a650-6399b8700755.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T05:41:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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