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": 276208,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "16b4f431d2c3cb5d1157444d69064737",
            "title": "Punches thrown in brawl between Real Zaragoza and Huesca",
            "description": "Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada was sent off for punching Huesca captain Jorge Pulido in a fiery Spanish second division clash on Sunday that descended into a mass brawl, with Huesca keeper Dani Jimenez dismissed for punching Andrada.",
            "content": "Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada was sent off for punching Huesca captain Jorge Pulido in a fiery Spanish second division clash on Sunday that descended into a mass brawl, with Huesca keeper Dani Jimenez dismissed for punching Andrada.\nZarago... [1100 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0426/1570323-punches-thrown-in-brawl-between-real-zaragoza-and-huesca/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00244821-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T20:10:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "rte.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d9eb2452e991e5afa1bb04e00c55c5fb",
            "title": "St Mary’s outclass Clontarf to complete journey back to the Promised Land",
            "description": "Deserved AIL final victory the culmination of a journey from the second tier to the top of Division 1A",
            "content": "All-Ireland League Division 1A final: St Mary’s College 46 Clontarf 31\nFourteen years in the making, St Mary’s College are Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A champions again after a dominant second-half display at the Aviva Stadium ended Clontarf... [5339 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/04/26/st-marys-outclass-clontarf-to-complete-journey-back-to-the-promised-land/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3FNM65GOZC4VJB7HVYJXGNCIU.jpg?smart=true&auth=2526272f87e8a5d9d5b2a348211d2fcd83e4e37f232e39c57d7d93625646eebb&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T20:06:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e99929b0dfc584d5f9b839559735d639",
            "title": "Cork Hurling Player Ratings: How the Rebels fared against Limerick",
            "description": "Darragh Fitzgibbon picked up Man of the Match but the likes of Niall O'Leary, Tim O'Mahony, Alan Connolly and the Downeys all had massive ...",
            "content": "Patrick Collins: Monster delivery to Brian Hayes led to Alan Connolly’s goal. Mixed up his puck-outs effectively and super stop from Peter Casey. Should have done better for the late goal alright. 7.\nSeán O’Donoghue: With Aaron Gillane marked absent,... [2930 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41834393.html",
            "image": "https://www.echolive.ie/cms_media/module_img/10111/5055770_3_seoimageog_94594_2942676.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T19:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f960a5c7170d668a44d9dcd52b0d2d0a",
                "name": "echo live",
                "url": "https://www.echolive.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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