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": 271034,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8fec73645698290d484c1c89dbf16a59",
            "title": "Philly McMahon Couldn't Resist Sly Meath Dig",
            "description": "Philly McMahon couldn't resist a sly dig at Meath after their shock Leinster Championship exit at the hands of Westmeath on Sunday.",
            "content": "Considering their form in recent months, it was quite the surprise to see Meath fail to show up in their Leinster Championship opener on Sunday.\nRobbie Brennan's side were completely outplayed by Westmeath for large periods of their quarter-final, at... [2027 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.balls.ie/gaa/philly-mcmahon-meath-dig-westmeath-653764",
            "image": "https://img.resized.co/balls_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL21lZGlhLmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyNlxcXC8wNFxcXC8yMDEwMzUxMFxcXC9VbnRpdGxlZC1kZXNpZ24tMjAyNi0wNC0yMFQxMDM0NDguNDQ5LnBuZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjoxMjAwLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6NjI3LFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC93d3cuYmFsbHMuaWVcXFwvaW1hZ2VzXFxcL2JyYW5kLWltYWdlLmpwZ1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiJhNWUwZGFjMjcwMzcwYTU5NDhlYzNlNGZlZDNkMjMyYTI4YzVmNzFiIn0=/phillymcmahoncouldntresistslymeathdigafterunexpectedwestmeathlossballsie.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T22:00:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f6afe2c8599dc084d876d07b0928ce37",
                "name": "Balls.ie",
                "url": "https://www.balls.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7c01019964bb58af466a94ea20da2df6",
            "title": "Howe lays down ultimatum to Tonali and Gordon amid growing United rumours",
            "description": "As Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali continue to be strongly linked to Man United, Eddie Howe has now fired a stern ultimatum to the duo.",
            "content": "18\nNewcastle boss Eddie Howe has fired a clear transfer ultimatum to Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon as the pair continue to be strongly linked with a move to Manchester United.\nNewcastle duo on United’s radar\nUnited are readying themselves for anot... [2460 chars]",
            "url": "https://thepeoplesperson.com/2026/04/20/howe-lays-down-ultimatum-to-tonali-and-gordon-amid-growing-united-rumours-309101/",
            "image": "https://thepeoplesperson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/eddie-howe-nottingham-forest-v-newcastle-united-premier-league-min.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T21:30:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2d4ed92e53b5f290279817ba4d7b2736",
                "name": "The Peoples Person",
                "url": "https://thepeoplesperson.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dc776f9901bc474512b4ecbc50851bdb",
            "title": "‘Gutted ... I had the match won at 7-3’ – Teen Stan Moody reacts after blowing his chance against Kyren Wilson",
            "description": "Shell-shocked Stan Moody blew his chance to become the first teenager to win a match at the World Snooker Championship since 2005 as he fell to a 10-7 defeat to 2024 champion Kyren Wilson.",
            "content": "The 19-year-old from Halifax began his Crucible debut in blistering fashion with two centuries and two further breaks over 80 to establish an improbable 6-3 lead at the end of a memorable morning session.\nMoody duly extended his lead by taking the fi... [1805 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/snooker/gutted-i-had-the-match-won-at-7-3-teen-stan-moody-reacts-after-blowing-his-chance-against-kyren-wilson/a1734317476.html",
            "image": "https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/EuXMWTQj0s8XbyBzeebAAl0qiII=/0x354:2346x1918/629x0/prod-mh-ireland/1e7182a6-013c-490a-a4d1-236686cd12be/19455872-a4b3-4167-8882-d3aeecf2b93e/1e7182a6-013c-490a-a4d1-236686cd12be.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T21:28:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ae507f956c22e5192e709803bdcb0f18",
                "name": "The Irish Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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