Ireland national international rules football team


The Ireland international rules football team is the representative team for Ireland in international rules football, a compromise between Gaelic football and Australian rules football. The team is made up of Irish players from the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League.
Prior to 2006, an under-19 and under-17 team had participated in a similar series, while a Ireland women's [international rules football team|women's team] participated in 2006. Currently, the Ireland team plays at least one of its home games at Croke Park, with recent alternative venues being Pearse Stadium in Galway in 2006, the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick in 2010 and Breffni Park in Cavan in 2013.
At present the only team Ireland plays is the Australia [international rules football team], on an annual basis in the International Rules Series. As of 2015, Ireland have won ten of 19 series, won 21 of 40 test matches played and participated in two draws, all since the inaugural 1984 Series.

Squads

2017">2017 International Rules Series">2017 squad (Tour to Australia)

Manager: Joe Kernan

2015">2015 International Rules Series">2015 squad

Manager: Joe Kernan

2014">2014 International Rules Series">2014 squad (Tour to Australia)

Manager: Paul Earley

2013">2013 International Rules Series">2013 squad

Manager: Paul Earley
Changes ahead of second Test

2011">2011 International Rules Series">2011 squad (Tour to Australia)

Manager: Anthony Tohill
''*Ireland won series 130-65 on aggregate''

2010">2010 International Rules Series">2010 squad

Manager: Anthony Tohill
''*Ireland lost series 102-92 on aggregate''

2008">2008 International Rules Series">2008 squad (Tour to Australia)

Manager: Seán Boylan
''*Ireland won series 102-97 on aggregate''

2006">2006 International Rules Series">2006 squad

Manager: Seán Boylan
''*Ireland lost series 109-79 on aggregate''

2005">2005 International Rules Series">2005 squad (Tour to Australia)

2004 squad

2003 squad (Tour to Australia)

2002 squad

2001">2001 International Rules Series">2001 squad (Tour to Australia)

2000">2000 International Rules Series">2000 squad

''*Ireland lost series 123-98 on aggregate''

1999">1999 International Rules Series">1999 squad (Tour to Australia)

1998">1998 International Rules Series">1998 squad

''*Ireland won series 128-118 on aggregate''

Roll of honour

List of captains and managers

Since 1998
YearCaptainCountyResultManagerCounty
1998John McDermottMeathWon by 10 pointsColm O'RourkeMeath
1999John McDermottMeathWon by 8 pointsColm O'RourkeMeath
2000Trevor GilesMeathLost by 25 pointsBrian McEniffDonegal
2001Anthony TohillDerryWon by 25 pointsBrian McEniffDonegal
2002Séamus MoynihanKerryLost by 7 pointsJohn O'KeefeKerry
2003Graham CantyCorkLost by 7 pointsJohn O'KeefeKerry
2004Pádraic JoyceGalwayWon by 50 pointsPete McGrathDown
2005Pádraic JoyceGalwayLost by 57 pointsPete McGrathDown
2006Kieran McGeeneyArmaghLost by 30 pointsSeán BoylanMeath
2008Seán CavanaghTyroneWon by 5 pointsSeán BoylanMeath
2010Steven McDonnellArmaghLost by 10 pointsAnthony TohillDerry
2011Stephen CluxtonDublinWon by 65 pointsAnthony TohillDerry
2013Michael MurphyDonegalWon by 101 pointsPaul EarleyRoscommon
2014Michael MurphyDonegalLost by 10 pointsPaul EarleyRoscommon
2015Bernard BroganDublinWon by 4 pointsJoe KernanArmagh
2017Aidan O'SheaMayoLost by 13 pointsJoe KernanArmagh

List of appearances by county

Since 1998
#CountyAppearancesPlayer record†
1Kerry34Tadhg Kennelly
2Cork32Graham Canty
3Galway30Pádraic Joyce
4Tyrone29Seán Cavanagh
5Meath25Graham Geraghty
=6Dublin24Stephen Cluxton
Brian Stynes
Bryan Cullen
=6Armagh24Steven McDonnell
Kieran McGeeney
8Mayo21James Nallen
=9Kildare20Dermot Earley
=9Laois20Colm Begley
11Derry15Seán Marty Lockhart
12Donegal13Michael Murphy
13Offaly12Ciaran McManus
14Down11Brendan Coulter
15Westmeath6Dessie Dolan
16Monaghan5Conor McManus
Darren Hughes
=17Roscommon3Francie Grehan
Sean McDermott
Cathal Cregg
=17Cavan3Dermot McCabe
=17Tipperary3Derry Foley
=17Wexford3Mattie Forde
=17Wicklow3Leighton Glynn
=22Carlow2Brendan Murphy
=22Louth2Paddy Keenan
Ciarán Byrne
=22Sligo2Eamonn O'Hara
=22Longford2Paul Barden
=26Clare1Odhran O'Dwyer
=26Fermanagh1Paul Brewster
=26Leitrim1Seamus Quinn
=26Limerick2John Quane

† This figure does not indicate the number of test matches these players have played. Rather it indicates the number of times they have been selected in an Ireland squad.