 He scored his first ever senior hat-trick in the 6–0 win over Bristol City in November 2007 at Portman Road, in the same week he received a call-up to the Republic of Ireland B squad.On 12 January 2008, he extended his contract with Ipswich until 2011.He had surgery on a niggling knee problem on 19 March 2008 and returned to action against Norwich City on 13 April in half the expected time.