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": 285324,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7757d73e25e4e0b94bc541e5ea08ec0f",
            "title": "Jared Payne Completes Coaching Team & Mossy Lawler Signs New Deal",
            "description": "Munster Rugby - Jared Payne Completes Coaching Team & Mossy Lawler Signs New Deal",
            "content": "Munster Rugby are pleased to confirm the appointment of Jared Payne as Assistant Coach on a two-year deal.\nWe are also pleased to confirm that Mossy Lawler has signed an extension to his contract that will keep him at Munster until 2028 as Assistant ... [2249 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.munsterrugby.ie/2026/06/09/jared-payne-completes-coaching-team-mossy-lawler-signs-new-deal/",
            "image": "https://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/munster/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/09111021/75636_1611152-scaled-e1780999833224.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T13:58:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78868ae93becfe27a116b31c556b8029",
                "name": "Munster Rugby",
                "url": "https://www.munsterrugby.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "296b415f2e15d31ecdf816127e135816",
            "title": "Former rugby star Brendan Mullin accused of stealing perfume from Brown Thomas",
            "description": "The former Irish rugby international appeared before Judge Treasa Kelly at Dublin District Court on Tuesday",
            "content": "Former Irish rugby international Brendan Mullin has been charged with stealing perfume from Brown Thomas on Dublin's Grafton Street.\nThe ex-rugby star, who won 55 Irish caps between 1984 and 1995 before he went into financial services, appeared befor... [1600 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/former-rugby-star-brendan-mullin-accused-of-stealing-perfume-from-brown-thomas-1911224.html",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/breaking-news/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2ltYWdlcy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvcHJvZFxcXC91cGxvYWRzXFxcLzIwMjRcXFwvMTBcXFwvMjIxNjMwNTBcXFwvQ0MtQnJlbmRhbi1NdWxsaW4tMS0tZTE3Mjk4NzYzMTI0NjYuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOjEyMDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjo2MjcsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5icmVha2luZ25ld3MuaWVcXFwvaVxcXC9ibi1ub2ltYWdlLnBuZ1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiJhYWUzZWRhOWFkYTZlYmRjMjk1OGUyYjFkODQ4NjYyYjNjZTc5OGI5In0=/former-rugby-star-brendan-mullin-accused-of-stealing-perfume-from-brown-thomas.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T13:32:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1951d186094a4179f14aad4185bb1055",
                "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
                "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "212246e1fe294dc770835b25eb7c0c99",
            "title": "Trainers urge stewards to receive in-running betting data to reach non-runner decisions after Benvenuto Cellini drama",
            "description": "'My understanding from informal discussions with bookmakers is that it might be possible for the BHA to be provided with in-running data relatively quickly'",
            "content": "Stewards should receive in-running betting data to help reach a decision on whether a horse should be a non-runner in circumstances similar to those surrounding Benvenuto Cellini, according to the head of the trainers' body.\nPaul Johnson, chief execu... [2877 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/derby-festival/trainers-urge-stewards-to-receive-in-running-betting-data-to-reach-non-runner-decisions-after-benvenuto-cellini-drama-apJZ91P6ycdj/",
            "image": "https://media.racingpost.gcpp.io/prod/images/gm_preview/236d40d19b40-benvenuto-cellini.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T12:15:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3bf341e968205cbe76774fddc5f038f9",
                "name": "Racing Post",
                "url": "https://www.racingpost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Categories