Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
Republic of Ireland's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 32.1% |
| Without them | 40 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 52 | 44 | 37.5% |
| Andrea Pirlo | Italy | 2 |
| Angelo Palombo | Italy | 2 |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | 2 |
| Branislav Ivanovic | Serbia | 2 |
| George Loria | Georgia | 2 |
| Giampaolo Pazzini | Italy | 2 |
| Giorgio Chiellini | Italy | 2 |
| Lukas Podolski | Germany | 2 |
| Per Mertesacker | Germany | 2 |
| Ucha Lobjanidze | Georgia | 2 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 12 Oct 2012 | v Germany | 1–6 | 90′ | — | Pulled one back | 1–6 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 24 May 2008 | v Serbia | 1–1 | 90′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 14 Aug 2013 | v Wales | 0–0 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Jun 2013 | v Spain | 0–2 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | Friendly |
| 2 Jun 2013 | v Georgia | 4–0 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | Friendly |
| 22 Mar 2013 | v Sweden | 0–0 | came on 83′ | 7 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 14 Nov 2012 | v Greece | 0–1 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Oct 2012 | v Germany | 1–6 | came on 69′ | 21 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 11 Sep 2012 | v Oman | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Aug 2012 | v Serbia | 0–0 | came on 69′ | 21 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Aug 2011 | v Croatia | 0–0 | came on 64′ | 26 | — | — | Friendly |
| 7 Jun 2011 | v Italy | 2–0 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | Friendly |
| 29 Mar 2011 | v Uruguay | 2–3 | started, off 85′ | 85 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Oct 2010 | v Slovakia | 1–1 | came on 71′ | 19 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2010 |
| 7 Sep 2010 | v Andorra | 3–1 | came on 82′ | 8 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2010 |
| 3 Sep 2010 | v Armenia | 1–0 | came on 85′ | 5 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2010 |
| 11 Aug 2010 | v Argentina | 0–1 | came on 56′ | 34 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Oct 2009 | v Montenegro | 0–0 | came on 88′ | 2 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 8 Sep 2009 | v South Africa | 1–0 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | Friendly |
| 1 Apr 2009 | v Italy | 1–1 | started, off 22′ | 22 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 28 Mar 2009 | v Bulgaria | 1–1 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 19 Nov 2008 | v Poland | 2–3 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | Friendly |
| 6 Sep 2008 | v Georgia | 2–1 | came on 87′ | 3 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 29 May 2008 | v Colombia | 1–0 | started, off 89′ | 89 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 May 2008 | v Serbia | 1–1 | came on 81′ | 9 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 17 Oct 2007 | v Cyprus | 1–1 | started, off 63′ | 63 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2007 |
| 13 Oct 2007 | v Germany | 0–0 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2007 |
| 12 Sep 2007 | v Czech Republic | 0–1 | came on 82′ | 8 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2007 |
| 22 Aug 2007 | v Denmark | 4–0 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | Friendly |
| 23 May 2007 | v Ecuador | 1–1 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | Friendly |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.