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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| Without them | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alberigo Evani | Italy | 1 |
| Alberto García Aspe | Mexico | 1 |
| Alessandro Costacurta | Italy | 1 |
| Carlos Hermosillo | Mexico | 1 |
| Claudio Suárez | Mexico | 1 |
| Daniele Massaro | Italy | 1 |
| Demetrio Albertini | Italy | 1 |
| Dino Baggio | Italy | 1 |
| Franco Baresi | Italy | 1 |
| Gianluca Pagliuca | Italy | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 5 Sep 1998 | v Croatia | 2–0 | 4′ | pen | Winning goal | 1–0 | UEFA Euro qualification 1998 |
| 29 Oct 1997 | v Belgium | 1–1 | 7′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 5 Sep 1998 | v Croatia | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1998 |
| 29 Oct 1997 | v Belgium | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1997 |
| 24 Jun 1994 | v Mexico | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 1994 · Group stage |
| 18 Jun 1994 | v Italy | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 1994 · 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.