List of Ireland cricket captains
This is a list of all cricketers who have captained Ireland in an official international match. This includes the ICC Trophy, Under-19 games and One Day Internationals, Twenty20 Internationals. The tables are correct as of the February 2012.
Men's cricket
Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Ireland cricket team for at least one Test match.A cricketer who has a symbol of next to a Test match series describes their role as captain and their participation in at least one game for the team.
One Day International captains
In 2006, all-rounder Trent Johnston became Ireland's first ODI captain. He stepped down as captain in early 2008 and took a break from cricket as he was struggling with injury problems. William Porterfield succeeded Johnston as Ireland's full-time captain in April 2008. On occasions when Porterfield had been unavailable, sometimes due to commitments with his county side, Kyle McCallan had filled the role of captain. Andrew Balbirnie stood down from the White Ball cricket captain, continuing as Ireland's Test Captain, and Paul Stirling was named captain on 31st October 2023.The table of results is complete up to the West Indies tour in 2025.
Twenty20 International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Ireland cricket team for at least one Twenty20 International. Paul Stirling captained Ireland in 2019 before taking over the role full time in 2023. Stats below include his 2019 stats The table of results is complete up to the West Indies tour in 2025.[ICC [World Cup Qualifier|ICC Trophy/ICC World Cup Qualifier]]
Ireland debuted in the ICC Trophy in the 1993/94 tournament.| Player | Dates of captaincy | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % win |
| 1993/94 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| 1996/97 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66.66 | |
| 2001-2005 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Total | 1993/94-2005 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 58.06 |