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": 256976,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0d68edf92da818b26c5244253a8f7f74",
            "title": "US Open 2026 tee times: Full R1 groupings and UK and Ireland start times for first round at Shinnecock Hills in New York",
            "description": "Scottie Scheffler chases the career Grand Slam at Shinnecock Hills and Rory McIlroy eyes a seventh major title, two months on from defending at The Masters; watch the US Open live on Thursday from 12.30pm on Sky Sports Golf",
            "content": "Groupings and tee times for the opening round of the 126th US Open, held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.\nMasters champion Rory McIlroy will begin his bid for a second US Open title alongside Ryder Cup team-mates Tommy Fleetwoo... [4902 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/13554714/us-open-2026-tee-times-full-r1-groupings-and-uk-and-ireland-start-times-for-first-round-at-shinnecock-hills-in-new-york",
            "image": "https://e0.365dm.com/26/05/1600x900/skysports-bryson-dechambeau_7248702.jpg?20260514161213",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T07:50:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "375c6022b40a085995083df0ed1ac413",
                "name": "Sky Sports",
                "url": "https://www.skysports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "29405720e13a2f55a929f6b8073be208",
            "title": "Convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally dies in prison",
            "description": "Convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally has died in prison while serving a 19-year sentence for historic abuse of boys in Waterford.",
            "content": "Convicted paedophile Bill Kenneally has died in prison while serving a 19-year sentence for historic abuse of boys in Waterford.\nThe 75-year-old died in the Midlands Prison in the early hours of this morning.\nHe was under the care of the prison servi... [3476 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0618/1579050-bill-kenneally/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/000bd22b-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T07:38:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "731c7302930ea3e891f321f4971fccb7",
            "title": "Cork v Offaly: Fitzgibbon and O'Flynn back following injuries",
            "description": "Tim O'Mahony and Tommy O'Connell are ruled out for the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final",
            "content": "Cork manager Ben O’Connor has confirmed that captain Darragh Fitzgibbon is available for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final with Offaly while Robbie O’Flynn is back to fitness too.\nFitzgibbon missed the last Munster round-robin game, the win over... [1474 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41864751.html",
            "image": "https://www.echolive.ie/cms_media/module_img/10246/5123103_1_org_3438672.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-18T07:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f960a5c7170d668a44d9dcd52b0d2d0a",
                "name": "echo live",
                "url": "https://www.echolive.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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