Tallest: 1 · 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ahmed El-Kass | Egypt | 1 |
| Ahmed Shobair | Egypt | 1 |
| Bryan Robson | England | 1 |
| Chris Waddle | England | 1 |
| Des Walker | England | 1 |
| Gamal Abdel-Hamid | Egypt | 1 |
| Gary Lineker | England | 1 |
| Gary Stevens | England | 1 |
| Hany Ramzy | Egypt | 1 |
| Hesham Yakan | Egypt | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 2 Apr 1997 | v North Macedonia | 2–3 | 8′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 17 Nov 1993 | v Northern Ireland | 1–1 | 78′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1993 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 2 Apr 1997 | v North Macedonia | 2–3 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 17 Nov 1993 | v Northern Ireland | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1993 |
| 17 Jun 1990 | v Egypt | 0–0 | came on 64′ | 26 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
| 11 Jun 1990 | v England | 1–1 | came on 64′ | 26 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1990 · Group stage |
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.