Four goals have been scored by an Irish international player in a single match. On February 25th, 1934, Paddy Moore became the first player to accomplish this feat in a qualification match for the 1934 World Cup Finals versus Belgium. The game ended in a 6-6 draw. Moore got his chance when senior players were dropped from the team due to a political row with Britain over payments to Irish players. He played in all six matches as Ireland finished second in its group to qualify for the finals. The next year, he scored twice in a 5-1 win over Norway at the 1934 World Cup qualifiers. This made him the first player to score multiple goals in a single match for Ireland. However, none of these games counted towards Ireland's final ranking so they didn't award him any medals then. After retiring from playing football, he went on to become one of the most successful managers in the history of the game, winning two league titles with Dundalk and one with Shamrock Rovers. He also managed the Irish national team between 1952 and 1960. He died in 1969 at the age of 48. As for the first goal scored by an Irish player in an official FIFA match, it was scored by Pat Jennings in the third minute of injury time against South Africa on June 9th, 1984.