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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": 229784,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0363f4a8894980ff8af4e24735302f9a",
            "title": "'It wasn't an easy decision' - Gordon Elliott reveals Romeo Coolio's Cheltenham Festival target",
            "description": "Romeo Coolio will tackle three miles for the first time at next week’s Cheltenham Festival as Gordon Elliott has opted to run his unbeaten chaser in... Read More",
            "content": "Romeo Coolio will tackle three miles for the first time at next week’s Cheltenham Festival as Gordon Elliott has opted to run his unbeaten chaser in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase on Wednesday rather than the Arkle 24 hours earlier.\nThe exciting s... [1486 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/cheltenham-festival/it-wasnt-an-easy-decision-gordon-elliott-reveals-romeo-coolios-cheltenham-festival-target-auvvy0z1JCnj/",
            "image": "https://media.racingpost.gcpp.io/prod/images/gm_preview/654b21ce7462-ge-rc.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T12:43:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3bf341e968205cbe76774fddc5f038f9",
                "name": "Racing Post",
                "url": "https://www.racingpost.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "95bbc42ad47fb9893edcabbf69d25b22",
            "title": "Patrick Horgan: Limerick and Cork have good reasons to go hard and go smart",
            "description": "Cork’s approach will be interesting, because it’ll show how they want to counteract Limerick. If they play three up, for instance, they’ll be trying to isolate the Limerick defenders rather than allowing them to back each other up and overlap",
            "content": "In the last year or two I’ve seen that described as hype, almost as if it’s a negative. I thought the whole point was to have big crowds following hurling and creating a fantastic atmosphere - to have a full stadium, music blasting, people getting in... [5109 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41805533.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/9989/4994804_2_seoimageog_91854_2722308_1_.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T11:52:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a8707b4dd816d173a16bd173b2fdecc2",
            "title": "‘Wobbly Crowley’ and fan fury at referee: How the Welsh media reacted to Ireland v Wales",
            "description": "‘Spirit and fight’ of Steve Tandy’s side praised after 27-17 defeat in Dublin",
            "content": "‘Wales fans fume as crucial Ireland v Wales Six Nations incident sparks questions,’ proclaimed the headline in the Western Mail (Wales online), the object of their ire, according to Ben James, was that Wales “were left to rue some crucial second-half... [5094 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/03/07/best-game-wales-has-played-so-far-welsh-media-take-glimmers-of-hope-from-ireland-defeat/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YOI3633HNOQRDR7CC6HCSSYQ4A.jpg?smart=true&auth=57d157f7d91ac5626520b22ea5c38c8cbd61e45d5cf27fafcb21bdba06f99818&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T11:13:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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