Science News in Ireland

Real-time science news from Ireland, structured for developers. NewsMesh filters Ireland-relevant science coverage into one JSON feed (GET /v1/latest?category=science&country=ie), each story tagged with category, country relevance, and the named people detected in the body.

scienceIrish Times·Oct 02, 2026

Asian hornets’ nest located in Cork after tiny trackers were fixed to the insects

The nest was located near Ringaskiddy and will now be removed, but monitoring will continue to identify any further activity

scienceNew York Post·Sep 30, 2026

‘Lost’ medieval castle found hiding in plain sight after professor spots telltale clues

Professor Tadhg O'Keeffe found that 70% to 80% of the medieval Roebuck Castle is hidden inside a Victorian building on Dublin's UCD campus.

scienceFox News·Sep 30, 2026

'Lost' medieval castle found hiding in plain sight after professor spots telltale clues

A University College Dublin professor found that up to 80% of the medieval Roebuck Castle is still intact beneath Victorian plaster on the modern campus.

sciencePopular Mechanics·Sep 23, 2026

A Doctor Built a Balloon Almost Entirely Out of Paper. Then He Caused the First Aviation Disaster in History.

Balloon fever swept Europe in the 1780s. In Tullamore, Ireland, it left almost nothing standing.

scienceIrish Times·Sep 20, 2026

Irish scientists lay 3D-printed reefs in pioneering bid to restore deep-sea coral

Artificial reef project aims to speed up recovery process after decades of damage by commercial fishing ships

Science news in Ireland coverage

NewsMesh filters Ireland-relevant science coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.

Pull Science news in Ireland into your app

Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=science&country=ie). The examples below are ready to copy.

curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=science&country=ie&limit=20"

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest",
    params={
        "apiKey": "nm_xxx",
        "category": "science",
        "country": "ie",
        "limit": 20,
    },
)

for article in resp.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"], article["source"])

{
  "status": "ok",
  "articles": [
    {
      "article_id": "4c213ea447c9773981780776c9b7399b",
      "title": "...",
      "description": "...",
      "link": "https://...",
      "source": "example.com",
      "category": "science",
      "country_relevance": ["Ireland"],
      "people": ["..."],
      "published_date": "2026-06-30T11:42:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Endpoints

GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.
GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.
GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.
GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.

Guides

Frequently asked questions about Science news in Ireland

What science news from Ireland does NewsMesh cover?

NewsMesh filters Ireland-relevant science coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.

Which endpoint returns science news from Ireland?

Call GET /v1/latest?category=science&country=ie. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.

Can I get Ireland news in other categories?

Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all Ireland coverage from /v1/latest?country=ie.

Is science news from Ireland available in real time?

Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: science Ireland stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.

How do I access the science news from Ireland feed?

Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.

Need more data?

Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.

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