The Republic of Ireland are not playing in the 2010 World Cup.
They first played in 1924, though they were not known as the "Republic of Ireland" then. Ireland joined world football governing body FIFA in August 1923. Ireland's first internationals were played at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Their first match was against Bulgaria on the 28th of May 1924. The team played as Irish Free State between 1924 and 1935; from 1936 to 1954, they played as Ireland; and since 1953 they have been Republic of Ireland. Their first opponents were France on the 4th of October 1953.
The Republic of Ireland won international soccer matches long before 1952, but won none in 1952, their best result being a 1 - 1 draw with France. In their first ever match, on the 28th of May 1924 they beat Bulgaria 1 - 0. It was the first win of a 26 county Ireland, that we would know as the Republic of Ireland. The name Republic of Ireland came into being in 1949, though even now it still isn't the official name of the country, and the international soccer team beat Portugal 1 - 0 on the 22 May 1949.
The first hockey match was played between Ireland and Wales in 1895. Ireland won 3-0.
Neymar will probably be playing his first match in barcelona in july..........
In the Ireland-Italy rugby match Ireland won. The score was 46-7.
Korea Republic.
Tonga and New Zealand will be playing in the first match.
Stephen Hunt (Republic of Ireland, Hull City) scored the first goal of the 2009-10 English Premier League season against Chelsea on August 15th, 2009 in the 28th minute.Hull City lost the match 2-1.
What is the most tries Ireland have scored in an International match and against which Country?
David Kelly scored the first goal for Ireland. It came after 21 minutes. David Platt scored what would have been England's first goal, but it was disallowed. The match was abandoned shortly after that due to a riot. So David Kelly's goal was the first and only goal of the match.
he is not playing in this match but he is playing next week.