Ireland's best result came at the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand, where they finished tenth.

Ireland won the 2009 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which was held in Canada.

Ireland's performance in this tournament gained them qualification for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Among other ICC full members, Ireland has beaten only Afghanistan (once) and Zimbabwe (twice) at the Under-19 World Cup.

[1] Ireland was added to the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup on 6 January 2016, after Australian under-19s withdrew due to security concerns.