He continued to play soccer for Bohemian and on 7 November 1937, aged 18, he scored on his senior debut for Ireland against Norway, in a qualifier for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə plˈeɪ sˈɑːkɚ fɔːɹ boʊhˈiːmiən ænd ˌɔn sˈɛvən noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, ˈeɪdʒd ˈeɪtiːn, hiː skˈoːɹd ˌɔn hɪz sˈiːnjɚ deɪbjˈuː fɔːɹ ˈaɪɚlənd ɐɡˈɛnst nˈoːɹweɪ, ɪn ɐ kwˈɔlɪfˌaɪɚ fɚðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp.