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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": 263664,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dbbfdb1a9045caf74999dccec5dc0cc7",
            "title": "Dónal Óg Cusack: 'Nobody rises or falls faster than Tipperary.'",
            "description": "Cusack appeared to question if the All-Ireland champions would be able to handle the pressure of targetting what has been elusive for Tipperary hurling - back to back titles.",
            "content": "Speaking on Allianz League Sunday on RTÉ, Cusack said: \"I think of Tipperary as All-Ireland champions and nobody rising or falling as fast in my experience of being a hurling person.\n\"Their battle cry very much now is that they want to get back to ba... [1657 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41822603.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10060/5030255_1_seoimageog_94311_2918218.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T07:37:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fd2b57d7d2b47419e7257105b3b39633",
            "title": "BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National tips: Donn McClean horse-by-horse preview",
            "description": "Check out our columnist's horse-by-horse guide to this afternoon's BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National, plus his 1-2-3-4 verdict.",
            "content": "1. Better Days Ahead (Gordon Elliott/Rob James)\nOne of the leading staying novice chasers last season, and sixth in last year’s Irish Grand National, he has raced just twice this season. He finished second in the Boyne Hurdle on his seasonal return a... [14293 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/boylesports-irish-grand-national-tips-donn-mcclean-horse-by-horse-preview/231294",
            "image": "https://www.sportinglife.com/images/news/1260x709/4d5b78ee-2f5f-4e2d-ab57-bb2674948040.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T07:02:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "166308d71c5003f038fd60d91ef3212e",
                "name": "Sporting Life",
                "url": "https://www.sportinglife.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7b4701b725eeb8831748d0cef036e721",
            "title": "O'Byrne 'blown away' after opening up about condition",
            "description": "Dublin camogie player Emma O'Byrne has been \"blown away\" by the public reaction since she opened up about her diagnosis with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).",
            "content": "Dublin camogie player Emma O'Byrne has been \"blown away\" by the public reaction since she opened up about her diagnosis with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).\nThe 26-year-old spoke candidly about the illness in the press and through her own social me... [3048 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/camogie/2026/0404/1566753-obyrne-blown-away-after-opening-up-about-illness/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00242afc-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T06:22:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "rte.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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