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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": 220624,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8967033e74d4f05c0c6cc596d40c5a26",
            "title": "Garda numbers 'insufficient' during Lansdowne Road riot",
            "description": "Government ministers were told in the aftermath of the February 1995 Lansdowne Road riot by\nEnglish hooligans that garda reserve numbers at the stadium were \"insufficient\" and that pre-game safety information was \"not clearly understood or remembered\" by the FAI.",
            "content": "Government ministers were told in the aftermath of the February 1995 Lansdowne Road riot by\nEnglish hooligans that garda reserve numbers at the stadium were \"insufficient\" and that pre-game safety information was \"not clearly understood or remembered... [3765 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1229/1550473-garda-reserve-units-insufficient-during-lansdowne-riot/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023abc6-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-29T00:01:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fadec94622ceb084f7d3ecae16a250a2",
            "title": "Tensions between govt and UK after 2002 Stormontgate raid",
            "description": "Tensions emerged between officials from the Irish and UK governments on Friday 4 October 2002 after PSNI officers raided Sinn Féin offices at the Northern Assembly in Stormont and arrested four members of the party.",
            "content": "Tensions emerged between officials from the Irish and UK governments on Friday 4 October 2002 after PSNI officers raided Sinn Féin offices at the Northern Assembly in Stormont and arrested four members of the party.\nCalled 'Stormontgate', the raid wa... [6764 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1229/1550468-tensions-between-govt-and-uk-after-2002-stormontgate-raid/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023abb7-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-29T00:01:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9d16cf451ba8b6c5f9aee9822c6ff681",
            "title": "Stranded Irish fans given USA '94 tickets worth thousands",
            "description": "Irish embassy officials gave thousands of pounds worth of World Cup 1994 tickets to Irish fans left stranded and ticket-less in Florida after a British travel agent suddenly went bust in order to prevent what they feared risked becoming a \"riotous situation\".",
            "content": "Irish embassy officials gave thousands of pounds worth of World Cup 1994 tickets to Irish fans left stranded and ticket-less in Florida after a British travel agent suddenly went bust in order to prevent what they feared risked becoming a \"riotous si... [11089 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1229/1550477-state-papers-world-cup/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023abca-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-29T00:01:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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