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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Without them | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25% |
| Adri van Tiggelen | Netherlands | 1 |
| Berry van Aerle | Netherlands | 1 |
| Erik Mykland | Norway | 1 |
| Erik Thorstvedt | Norway | 1 |
| Erland Johnsen | Norway | 1 |
| Frank Rijkaard | Netherlands | 1 |
| Gøran Sørloth | Norway | 1 |
| Gunnar Halle | Norway | 1 |
| Hans Gillhaus | Netherlands | 1 |
| Hans van Breukelen | Netherlands | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 11 Oct 1989 | v Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 42′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 15 Jun 1988 | v Russia | 1–1 | 38′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 · Group stage |
| 28 May 1987 | v Luxembourg | 2–0 | 64′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1987 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 28 Jun 1994 | v Norway | 0–0 | came on 75′ | 15 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage |
| 21 Jun 1990 | v Netherlands | 1–1 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 11 Oct 1989 | v Northern Ireland | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1989 |
| 15 Jun 1988 | v Russia | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro 1988 · Group stage |
| 28 May 1987 | v Luxembourg | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1987 |
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.