 Despite Stokes' good scoring record for Celtic, he said that he thought manager Trapattoni was still not picking him due to his withdrawal from the squad the previous year.Stokes was re-called to the Ireland squad in October 2013 following the departure of Trapattoni, by interim manager Noel King.He won his fifth cap in a 0–3 defeat away in Germany, a result which ended the Irish hopes of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, and also played four days later in a home 3–1 win over Kazakhstan.