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": 297382,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a8aed665b78b4851b5170e8c2c3b025f",
            "title": "Boycotting Israel match would mean not taking part in 2028 Olympics, Minister claims",
            "description": "Accepting Opposition motion would rule Ireland out of any event in which Israel was competing, says Charlie McConalogue",
            "content": "Ireland would not have a team at the next Olympic Games in 2028 if the Dáil had accepted Opposition motions debated over the past two days, the Minister of State for Sport has claimed.\nCharlie McConalogue told Sinn Féin spokeswoman for sport Joanna B... [3227 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/boycotting-israel-match-would-mean-not-taking-part-in-2028-olympics-minister-claims/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7HVV2BG33GIRTT6GJJMHMXLDEA.jpg?smart=true&auth=3090cda44e07856febf5446dca42afe91551795162547e4a6f3fba876b032a1a&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T19:03:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "469868820abbfa134f34d3eb17a17562",
            "title": "Mourinho's Real Madrid return confirmed",
            "description": "Real Madrid have confirmed the appointment of Jose Mourinho on a three-year deal.",
            "content": "Real Madrid have confirmed the appointment of Jose Mourinho on a three-year deal.\nMourinho returns to the Spanish capital having previously managed Los Blancos for just over three years between 2010 and 2013.\nIn that time, he led Real to a La Liga ti... [1436 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0611/1578010-mourinhos-real-madrid-return-confirmed/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00233fbb-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T18:35:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a5fe0154cd247a42724fcc91b9836069",
            "title": "Arsenal is back in the running for top Spanish attacker",
            "description": "According to a report from Football365, Arsenal are set to reignite their interest in Nico Williams despite his long-term contract at Athletic Club",
            "content": "According to a report from Football365, Arsenal are set to reignite their interest in Nico Williams despite his long-term contract at Athletic Club. The Gunners were among the leading clubs chasing him after Euro 2024, where he produced outstanding p... [2393 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.justarsenal.com/arsenal-is-back-in-the-running-for-top-spanish-attacker/416765",
            "image": "https://icdn.justarsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Nico-williams-3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T16:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0557142edd8d237c2cba4c8cea8f2184",
                "name": "Just Arsenal News",
                "url": "https://www.justarsenal.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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