 He made his debut for Ireland on 11 June 1994, playing against Scotland in a first-class match.He played for Ireland in five more matches that year, and two matches in 1995 before being absent from the Irish team for two years.He returned to the team in May 1997 and remained an almost constant presence in the side until the European Championship in 2000, which was to be his last game for Ireland until 2004, when he returned in that year's European Championship tournament.