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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": 244764,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0ebd2984e4a4b37f929278e9040a538b",
            "title": "Horse & Jockey Beginners Chase",
            "description": "Follow horse racing with Alex Hammond on Sky Sports - get live racing results, racecards, news, videos, photos, stats (horses & jockeys), plus daily tips.",
            "content": "Formwatch\nDesert Cave (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Twrds rr, b mstk 2nd, prog bef 3out & went 4th well aftr 3out, fair 4th well bef 2out til wknd in 6th 2out, 6th of 11, 27 1/2l behind King Alex (12-2) at Ballindenisk 3m Soft - Heavy in Jan.\nDr Eggman (FR) 9-1 ... [1896 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.skysports.com/racing/racecards/thurles/05-02-2026/1353732/horse-and-jockey-beginners-chase",
            "image": "https://www.skysports.com/favicon.ico?bypass-service-worker",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T15:28:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "375c6022b40a085995083df0ed1ac413",
                "name": "Sky Sports",
                "url": "https://www.skysports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7de0c663781264795a1271960d201b7d",
            "title": "‘Penis injection’ claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada",
            "description": "German newspaper claims acid injections used to alter jumpers’ suits",
            "content": "During its 26-year history, the World Anti-Doping Agency has faced thousands of questions about athletes using illicit substances. Thursday, however, surely marked the first time it was asked whether ski jumpers were injecting their penises with hyal... [2456 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/02/05/penis-injection-claims-in-winter-olympics-ski-jumping-investigated-by-wada/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LDSF3OE4KON3BFYLBGABKUCQ6Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f96cbf5288b7ab62d988aef1d40112e4526038af7fbe82d7c1cf96ddb62da7c&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T15:22:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "irishtimes.com",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5a44a6dedda3a05b31cb1c53f6c17210",
            "title": "Coup for Shelbourne as Jarvis returns to Tolka Park",
            "description": "Shelbourne have made a major move in the transfer market by bringing Will Jarvis back to the club from Notts County for an undisclosed fee.",
            "content": "Shelbourne have made a major move in the transfer market by bringing Will Jarvis back to the club from Notts County for an undisclosed fee.\nJarvis has signed a long-term contract with the Reds in what will be his third spell at Tolka Park.\nThe 23-yea... [1714 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2026/0205/1556941-coup-for-shelbourne-as-jarvis-returns-to-tolka-park/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00206e1c-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T14:21:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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