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": 271312,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2e4f5a7c9545e7d56a0c32db8458b65c",
            "title": "Football Focus to end after 52 years",
            "description": "Football Focus is to end after 52 years, BBC Sport announces.",
            "content": "Football Focus is to end after 52 years, BBC Sport has announced.\nLaunched in 1974, the Saturday lunchtime television programme provided fans with interviews, analysis and stories from across the game before the weekend's fixtures.\nChanging audience ... [2406 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c98kz9pe01po",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/7f1e/live/dc9810e0-3f21-11f1-80a9-03674e4a073c.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T14:53:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4b15defd9fc68b4e8600d66fa53a2abd",
            "title": "2026 World Snooker Championship: Hossein Vafaei first qualifier to win at Crucible this year",
            "description": "Iran's Hossein Vafaei becomes the first qualifier to win at the 2026 World Championship, beating China's Si Jiahui to set up a tie with Judd Trump.",
            "content": "Iran's Hossein Vafaei became the first qualifier to beat a seeded player at the 2026 World Championship as he defeated China's Si Jiahui 10-3 to set up a tie with world number one Judd Trump.\nSi, a semi-finalist in 2023, held a 3-1 lead, but 31-year-... [680 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c2k3e4x3y8yo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/8c54/live/5902f1d0-3f1e-11f1-80a9-03674e4a073c.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T14:34:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5f721092294b75d565fe2513e500ec5a",
            "title": "Jager only switch for Munster side to face Ulster",
            "description": "Oli Jager makes his first start since January as Munster's only change in their side to take on Ulster in Saturday's BKT URC derby.",
            "content": "Oli Jager makes his first start since January as Munster's only change in their side to take on Ulster in Saturday's BKT URC derby.\nThe prop returned from injury last week and is the only switch from the team that beat Benetton 45-10 away last weeken... [1624 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/united-rugby-championship/2026/0423/1569780-jager-only-switch-for-munster-side-to-face-ulster/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0024443d-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T13:13:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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