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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": 196938,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "06f9189f1c3ee61f9eebcc6e22914b65",
            "title": "Sentence for 'systematic' abuse of stepdaughters too lenient, court finds",
            "description": "Gerard Nevin (42) of Grove Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6, had pleaded guilty to 22 counts of sexual assault",
            "content": "The Court of Appeal has issued new sentencing guidance for sexual assault offences after finding that the four-year term handed down to a man for the “systematic and calculated” sexual abuse of his stepdaughters was too lenient and did not meet the “... [4213 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/sentence-for-systematic-abuse-of-stepdaughters-too-lenient-court-finds-1831960.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjJcXFwvMTFcXFwvMjUxMjQ2MzRcXFwvY291cnRzLW9mLWp1c3RpY2U2LWUxNjY5MzgyMjkzMTU0LmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjoxMjAwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NjI3LFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC93d3cuYnJlYWtpbmduZXdzLmllXFxcL2lcXFwvYm4tbm9pbWFnZS5wbmdcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjpbXX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiMjg4MTZlY2UwMTYyMjg3MzYyYWY3YThkNzM5ZWI2YzYwMmQxNmJhNyJ9/sentence-for-systematic-abuse-of-stepdaughters-too-lenient-court-finds.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-20T22:09:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f1276708d256e2b964d0b230b580a2e8",
            "title": "Power in the hunt after opening 64 at RSM Classic",
            "description": "Seamus Power got off to a strong start at the season-ending RSM Classic in Georgia, the Waterford golfer posting a six-under-par 64 as he scraps to retain his tour card for the 2026 season.",
            "content": "Seamus Power got off to a strong start at the season-ending RSM Classic in Georgia, the Waterford golfer posting a six-under-par 64 as he scraps to retain his tour card for the 2026 season.\nPower enters the final week in 129th place in the FedEx Fall... [1263 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2025/1120/1545075-power-in-the-hunt-after-opening-64-at-rsm-classic/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023831c-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-20T21:46:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2f547e8376316c419bbb5b9cd02ce438",
            "title": "5 takeaways including the ace up Rassie's sleeve",
            "description": "Following the Springboks' team to take on Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, here are our five key takeaways from Rassie Erasmus' selection.",
            "content": "Following the Springboks’ announcement of their 23-man matchday squad to take on Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, here are our five key takeaways from Rassie Erasmus’ selection.\nThe top line\nAs expected, Springboks boss Erasmus has named an almost full... [6340 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.planetrugby.com/news/springboks-team-five-takeaways-including-the-ace-up-rassie-erasmus-sleeve-as-boks-go-full-strength-to-end-dublin-drought",
            "image": "https://d3gbf3ykm8gp5c.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2025/11/20174555/Springboks-Andre-Esterhuizen-and-an-inset-of-Rassie-Erasmus-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-20T20:05:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8d2907da394950f69035a4520074dae5",
                "name": "Planet Rugby",
                "url": "https://www.planetrugby.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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