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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": 237840,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c0347ce9263dd9a9f56a62b55135fedc",
            "title": "Arsenal v Manchester City: Carabao Cup final - live",
            "description": "Minute-by-minute report: The top two sides in the Premier League meet at Wembley. Join Daniel Harris for updates",
            "content": "Key events\nShow key events only\nPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature\nThere are soldiers knocking abut the pitch, I’ve not a clue why; this is a football match, not a war. Anthem time.\nShare\nHow did we appraise import in football matches befo... [9361 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/mar/22/arsenal-v-manchester-city-carabao-cup-final-live-updates",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0cb23bbdfb4c4a7be0b2ebe660a850538dd55f1c/467_0_5594_4475/master/5594.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=cfedc7d69d29000dd799de4945cfeb17",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-22T16:18:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "84ed915807e4cadf028661cae5f658f3",
            "title": "Match Report & Highlights",
            "description": "Report as Celtic drop three crucial points in the race for the title; the champions trail leaders Hearts by five points and rivals Rangers by two; Ferry and Agyei on target as Dundee United keep faint hopes of a top-six finish alive",
            "content": "Dundee United inflicted a major blow on Celtic’s Scottish Premiership title defence with a shock 2-0 victory at Tannadice to keep their own top six ambitions alive.\nThe champions now trail leaders Hearts by five points, and rivals Rangers by two, as ... [5635 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.skysports.com/football/dundee-united-vs-celtic/report/531907",
            "image": "https://e0.365dm.com/26/03/1600x900/skysports-scottish-premiership_7200021.jpg?20260322135916",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-22T15:57:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "375c6022b40a085995083df0ed1ac413",
                "name": "Sky Sports",
                "url": "https://www.skysports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ace92381b49a069010b74bd87e128937",
            "title": "Popular The Sunday Game presenter Michael Lyster has died, aged 71",
            "description": "The highly regarded former RTÉ star presented the station's flagship GAA show for 34 years",
            "content": "An Taoiseach Micheál Martin this afternoon expressed his sadness at the news. \"Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Michael Lyster, a moderniser of sport broadcasting.\n\"The iconic anchor of The Sunday Game, Michael was synonymous with many outs... [3266 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41814683.html",
            "image": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/cms_media/module_img/10026/5013026_13_seoimageog_NO_20FEE_20HEART_20FAILURE_207_1_.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-22T14:52:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "634dc62a3fe9c48f4c2cc004e680a220",
                "name": "Irish Examiner",
                "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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