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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": 247512,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e5c3bd242b32c667f47aec843325fbf9",
            "title": "T20 World Cup: Scotland handed last-minute spot after Bangladesh removed by ICC over refusal to play matches in India",
            "description": "Sky Sports News understands Scotland will join England, West Indies, Italy and Nepal in Group C at T20 World Cup with Bangladesh removed; tournament runs from February 7-March 8 in India and Sri Lanka, with every game live on Sky Sports",
            "content": "Scotland will be handed a last-minute place in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, replacing Bangladesh in next month’s tournament in India and Sri Lanka, Sky Sports News understands.\nBangladesh asked the ICC on multiple occasions for their group matches to... [1531 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/13498315/t20-world-cup-scotland-handed-last-minute-spot-after-bangladesh-removed-by-icc-over-refusal-to-play-matches-in-india",
            "image": "https://e0.365dm.com/26/01/1600x900/skysports-cricket-t20-world-t20_7144192.jpg?20260124120605",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-24T12:13:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "375c6022b40a085995083df0ed1ac413",
                "name": "Sky Sports",
                "url": "https://www.skysports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8c7ea5d202ba4d31c8c214bb18be4303",
            "title": "Rory McIlroy backs Muirfield for Open return despite ‘lowest point’ in 2013",
            "description": "Rory McIlroy has endorsed Muirfield’s case for an Open revival despite reaching his golfing nadir at the Scottish links in 2013",
            "content": "Rory McIlroy has endorsed Muirfield’s case for an Open revival despite reaching a golfing nadir there when the major was last staged at the Scottish links in 2013. McIlroy declared he felt “unconscious” and “brain dead” while en route to a missed cut... [2587 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/24/rory-mcilroy-muirfield-open-return-golf",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c747f9b819c5927d586e4f5d73383afafda30289/353_137_2982_2387/master/2982.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=b3a4cebe931836c7efc7351a26060754",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-24T12:07:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3e2cb59e5f00b282a8b4f42c2852a5d1",
            "title": "Waterford v Longford cancelled due to unplayable pitch",
            "description": "Saturday's Allianz Football Division 4 match between Waterford and Longford in Dungarvan has been cancelled due to an unplayable pitch.",
            "content": "Saturday's Allianz Football Division 4 match between Waterford and Longford in Dungarvan has been cancelled due to an unplayable pitch.\nThe opening game of the 2026 Allianz football league was due to take place at Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field, bu... [494 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0124/1554842-waterford-longford-cancelled-due-to-unplayable-pitch/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023ca92-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-24T12:06:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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