[2][3] Joyce made her debut for Ireland in a One-Day International (ODI) against India in Milton Keynes in June 1999.

[11] In April 2016, she stepped down as captain of the Ireland women's cricket team following their exit at the group stages of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India.

She captained Ireland in 62 matches across all formats of the games including two ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournaments.

[15][16] The following month, she was named the Female Club Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Ireland Awards.

[3] In 2009–10, together with her sister Cecelia, Kate McKenna, Emer Lucey and Nicola Evans, Joyce was a member of the Railway Union team that won the Women's Irish Hockey League title.