▁point ▁FIFA ▁ruled ▁that ▁neither ▁side ▁could ▁call ▁themselves ▁" I reland "; ▁instead , ▁the ▁I FA ▁side ▁were ▁named ▁" N or thern ▁Ireland " ▁whilst ▁the ▁FA I ▁side ▁were ▁named ▁" Rep ublic ▁of ▁Ireland ". ▁Several ▁players ▁were ▁c apped ▁by ▁both ▁international ▁sides ▁following ▁partition , ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁when ▁FIFA ▁interven ed ▁and ▁ruled ▁that ▁players ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁do ▁this . ▁ ▁Frank ▁Collins 2 ▁Billy ▁Cook ▁P ats y ▁Gal la cher 2 ▁Peter ▁K avan agh 2 ▁Charlie ▁Tul ly ▁Also ▁later ▁played ▁for ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ ▁Ireland ▁( FA I ) ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁partition ing ▁of ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁Dublin - based ▁FA I ▁were ▁formed ▁and ▁field ed ▁a ▁separate ▁international ▁side ▁from ▁the ▁already ▁established ▁B elf ast ▁run ▁( I FA ) ▁Ireland ▁international ▁side . ▁ ▁Up ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁both ▁sides ▁claimed ▁to ▁represent ▁all ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁FIFA ▁ruled ▁that ▁neither ▁side ▁could ▁call ▁themselves ▁" I reland "; ▁instead , ▁the ▁FA I ▁side ▁were ▁named ▁" Rep ublic ▁of ▁Ireland " ▁whilst ▁the ▁I FA ▁side ▁were ▁named ▁" N or thern ▁Ireland ". ▁ ▁Several ▁players ▁had ▁been ▁c apped ▁by ▁both ▁international ▁sides ▁following ▁partition , ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁when ▁FIFA ▁interven ed ▁and ▁ruled ▁that ▁players ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁do ▁this . ▁Se an ▁Fall on ▁Also ▁later ▁played ▁for ▁Republic ▁of