Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Republic of Ireland's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Franco Baresi | Italy | 2 |
| Paolo Maldini | Italy | 2 |
| Roberto Baggio | Italy | 2 |
| Roberto Donadoni | Italy | 2 |
| Alberigo Evani | Italy | 1 |
| Alberto García Aspe | Mexico | 1 |
| Aldo Serena | Italy | 1 |
| Alessandro Costacurta | Italy | 1 |
| Aron Winter | Netherlands | 1 |
| Arthur Numan | Netherlands | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 16 Nov 1994 | v Northern Ireland | 4–0 | 38′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1994 |
| 7 Sep 1994 | v Latvia | 3–0 | 29′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1994 |
| 13 Oct 1993 | v Spain | 1–3 | 72′ | — | Pulled one back | 1–3 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1993 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 16 Nov 1994 | v Northern Ireland | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1994 |
| 7 Sep 1994 | v Latvia | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1994 |
| 4 Jul 1994 | v Netherlands | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Round of 16 |
| 28 Jun 1994 | v Norway | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage |
| 24 Jun 1994 | v Mexico | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage |
| 18 Jun 1994 | v Italy | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage |
| 13 Oct 1993 | v Spain | 1–3 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1993 |
| 30 Jun 1990 | v Italy | 0–1 | came on 78′ | 12 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Quarter-final |
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.