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": 285294,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5d700f008640b5a9596a845fe4c0ed52",
            "title": "Leinster v Bordeaux Bègles live updates: Follow the action in Champions Cup final",
            "description": "Leo Cullen’s side aim to end losing run in European finals against the defending champions in Bilbao",
            "content": "Champions Cup final: Leinster 0 Bordeaux Bègles 0\n12 mins: Bordeaux immediately respond, they get around Leinster’s rush defence and feed Bielle-Biarrey, who is barely stopped, then they pass to the other touchline where Woki is waiting to score on t... [7008 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/05/23/leinster-v-bordeaux-begles-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-the-champions-cup-final/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6BJ32ROCMNSTCCS5BQ7Y4B7GM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c385242a4de994886478453d3d45cec35031a4e1d212bb4cfa0d68831259c2d8&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T13:37:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e3cf5da3a1ad4f4ed06fe215a777ad2c",
            "title": "LIVE: Kerry v Donegal, All-Ireland senior football championship",
            "description": "All-Ireland series opens with heavyweight clash in Killarney.",
            "content": "Both teams seem to have made it into the dressing rooms, as Hurson and his match officials gather to dissect what just happened.\nIrregardless, Donegal lead 1-11 to 0-9 at the break. Ciaran Moore’s second-minute goal handed them a dream start, and the... [1824 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.the42.ie/kerry-donegal-all-ireland-sfc-7049031-May2026/",
            "image": "https://img2.thejournal.ie/article/7049031/river/?height=400&version=7049203",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T13:16:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3444ad6ec627db9ef816d52bd3488623",
                "name": "The 42",
                "url": "https://www.the42.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "868ec41c387716391ed79c9f30741fc2",
            "title": "History, expectation and Kilkenny stand in Dublin's way",
            "description": "There's an uneasy feeling for small ball followers in the capital ahead of Sunday's Leinster round-robin clash between Dublin and Kilkenny.",
            "content": "There's an uneasy feeling for small ball followers in the capital ahead of Sunday's Leinster round-robin clash between Dublin and Kilkenny.\nThe Dubs are being talked up as favourites in some quarters. Even allowing for Kilkenny's form in 2026, it see... [6980 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2026/0523/1574288-history-expectation-and-kilkenny-stand-in-dublins-way/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00246511-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T11:48:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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