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Ireland News API

Get the live top headlines from Ireland with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Ireland 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 255780,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7051829e9574c230b4c0b55029278bb8",
            "title": "Man held after incident at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre",
            "description": "A man in his 30s has been arrested and an area around the bus terminal at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre sealed off following a reported incident.",
            "content": "A man in his 30s has been arrested and an area around the bus terminal at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre sealed off following a reported incident.\nThe man, who was discovered in an intoxicated state, is understood to have been in possession of suspici... [1372 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0318/1564067-incident-liffey-valley/",
            "image": "https://www.rte.ie/images/00241555-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T00:42:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8bcb1c163b5eb62b4cdfdafb99503799",
                "name": "RTE.ie",
                "url": "https://www.rte.ie"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f7534dd446f441ac3f9e45be4f6ed7b9",
            "title": "Man arrested after bomb squad attend scene of incident at Liffey Valley shopping centre",
            "description": "Individual (30s) detained at Dublin Garda station, suspected explosive device found to be non-viable",
            "content": "A man has been arrested after being suspected of carrying an explosive device which turned out to be non-viable.\nA section of the Liffey Valley shopping centre in west Dublin near the bus terminal was closed off at around 7.30pm.\nGardaí and the Defen... [999 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/03/18/gardai-and-emergency-services-at-liffey-valley-incident/",
            "image": "https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZU5TURH4PHWLUSILJKOD4PBCBM.JPG?smart=true&auth=b45311f76118169dd82031ffe3a844ea6fb99889d3ac227c41810ce7a202cba3&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T22:11:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "735252dcb2793bb57ad34b2a2b258f27",
                "name": "The Irish Times",
                "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d88fca16b1ca03501fcbbf9383eb6f54",
            "title": "Gerry Adams calls IRA 'undefeated' as he denies being a member in court",
            "description": "Mr Adams is accused of being a leading member of the Provisional IRA by three victims of the group's bombing campaigns.",
            "content": "The IRA was \"undefeated\" and \"defied all attempts to criminalise them\", Gerry Adams told the High Court, as he denied being a member.\nMr Adams, who served as president of the Irish republican party Sinn Féin from 1983 to 2018, is facing a legal chall... [3856 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/gerry-adams-calls-ira-undefeated-as-he-denies-being-a-member-in-court-13521535",
            "image": "https://e3.365dm.com/26/03/1600x900/skynews-gerry-adams-ira-provisional-ira_7196874.jpg?20260318211145",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T22:10:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "896bbd67b1fce1e7e97122b9a4345dab",
                "name": "Sky News",
                "url": "https://news.sky.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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