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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": 238304,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e03cee0110682fe2c60ac8db35785e65",
            "title": "Aberdeen vs Livingston: Scottish Premiership updates & match report",
            "description": "Aberdeen batter basement dwellers Livingston to end their run of six Scottish Premiership games without a win in a topsy-turvy game at Pittodrie that ends with both sides down to 10 men.",
            "content": "Aberdeen battered basement dwellers Livingston to end their run of six Scottish Premiership games without a win in a topsy-turvy game at Pittodrie that ended with both sides down to 10 men.\nWhen the visitors did go ahead, they briefly lifted themselv... [4646 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c77kz2drgx4t",
            "image": "https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/core/website/assets/static/sport/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.146fae5646.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-24T18:33:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7b8d170655f57be88452e89f031e8a15",
            "title": "Unibet Hurdle result report and latest Champion Hurdle betting",
            "description": "The New Lion bounced back to win the Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham but hot favourite Sir Gino was pulled-up with a suspected pelvic injury.",
            "content": "15:00 Unibet Hurdle result\n1st The New Lion 9/4\n2nd Nemean Lion 18/1\nAll today's Cheltenham results\nReport\nThe New Lion put his fall in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle behind him with a workmanlike success in the Unibet Hurdle, a Grade 2 registered as the ... [1899 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/unibet-hurdle-result-report-and-latest-champion-hurdle-betting/229968",
            "image": "https://www.sportinglife.com/images/news/1260x709/281ddeee-c4a4-482a-b3d2-7f6bde912686.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-24T18:11:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "166308d71c5003f038fd60d91ef3212e",
                "name": "Sporting Life",
                "url": "https://www.sportinglife.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "072e528330bbd73e032a746cb27053ff",
            "title": "Fanning free fires Wexford to opening",
            "description": "Goalie Mark Fanning emerged as Wexford's captain fantastic after snatching Saturday's opening round National Hurling League Division 1B spoils with a goal direct from a free eight minutes into added-time.",
            "content": "Goalie Mark Fanning emerged as Wexford's captain fantastic after snatching Saturday’s opening round National Hurling League Division 1B spoils with a goal direct from a free eight minutes into added-time.\nAntrim sub Conor Johnston had pounced for a g... [3931 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2026/0124/1554850-fanning-free-fires-wexford-to-opening-day-victory/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/0023cb1f-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-24T18:11:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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