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": 269352,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c326179f53af63bbb9fa0b94f682f18e",
            "title": "Roscommon ambush well flagged as Castlebar date looms",
            "description": "It's a different kind of rivalry to Mayo-Galway, but arguably one with a bit more needle and bitterness",
            "content": "For those still in the hunt for provincial honours, last weekend's fare in Leinster stands as a warning.\nSome Kildare people got slightly upset with me last week (I think the Spurs analogy probably got their back up) but in fairness they got the job ... [6305 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2026/0422/1569522-roscommon-ambush-well-flagged-as-castlebar-date-dooms/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/001d39b4-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T05:43:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "81591e81449e2548cdd257431fe94a6a",
            "title": "Irish citizenship saved Hiko Tonosa’s life. Now he’s eyeing a place at the Olympics",
            "description": "Ethiopian-born runner was in Cork in 2017 when he received a call warning him not to return home",
            "content": "A shade over 42 kilometres, or 26.2 miles in old money, the marathon is an endeavour of resilience. The story of how Hiko Tonosa came to represent Ireland draws few parallels.\nOriginally from Shashamane in Ethiopia, around 250km south of the country’... [4567 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/04/23/irish-citizenship-saved-hiko-tonosas-life-now-hes-eyeing-a-place-at-the-olympics/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRYHGIZBORCNC2U5ERTO3LNUJ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=1fb59169d8790095e96de664c465a19f946233537070cc0a1e5bb2892dfdec8a&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T05:01:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b454e1b87c2c51e661340a23b8e42b5b",
            "title": "‘We were gutted’: Pain of Connacht final loss never quite left Hollywood actor Chris O’Dowd",
            "description": "Former Roscommon minor goalkeeper says he went into the 1997 decider against Mayo ‘feeling invincible’",
            "content": "Chris O’Dowd is talking Roscommon football. Bridesmaids of the Connacht championship? Okay, not an entirely fair casting. The plucky underdog primed to tear up the script in Mayo on Sunday? Perhaps. Lights, camera, throw the ball in.\nO’Dowd has skin ... [6267 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/04/23/we-were-gutted-pain-of-connacht-final-loss-still-fresh-for-hollywood-actor-chris-odowd/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HFNTJIX2NBBIHGJ4GQMF4PAZJ4.jpg?smart=true&auth=f0f86eb45f0a52d57da9e8f9024780f56b88cd42df937acf55c2ffedcb7b49d7&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T05:01:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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