Many of our NIACUS umpires have had the honour of being appointed to International matches, both at home and abroad.

Our umpires have officiated in Test matches, men's ODI and T20 matches and women's ODI and T20 matches.

The changing format of International cricket means that tv umpires and 4th umpires are needed as well as on field umpires.

Since 2012 NIACUS umpires have been involved in ICC tournaments in countries such as India, New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Namibia, Kuwait, Netherlands, Germany, Jersey, Guernsey, England, Scotland, Spain, Belgium, Denmark and Cyprus.

From 2018 Cricket Ireland has had an International Umpire Panel of four officials. NIACUS have been represented on this Panel since it began. The umpires in this CI International Panel are eligible to be nominated for ICC tournaments around the world.

Umpires below the CI International Panel have also had opportunities to stand in ICC European tournaments.

There is a clear pathway for umpires with aspirations to reach the top level and the number of International appointments and opportunities are ever increasing.

In July 2024 four officials from NIACUS were involved in the Test Match between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Stormont.

See list of all the NIACUS International umpires below along with a few highlights.

Here is the list of our NIACUS International Umpires with the year of their international debut noted.

Representative Honours – a few highlights

• Beattie Arlow umpired at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in 1988.
• Paddy O’Hara umpired the ICC Trophy Final between Kenya and UAE in Nairobi in 1994.
• In 2000 P O’Hara became the first Irish umpire to stand in a Nat West match not involving Ireland.
• Trevor Henry was one of only ten umpires selected for the inaugural ICC Associate and Affiliate Umpires Panel in 2005.
• Mark Hawthorne umpired at the 2012 U19 World Cup in Australia
• Mark Hawthorne umpired at the Women’s World Cup in India 2013.
• Mark Hawthorne umpired the Plate Final between West Indies and Sri Lanka at the U19 World Cup in New Zealand in 2018.
• May 2018 Ireland v Pakistan Test Match at Malahide Mark Hawthorne was tv umpire and Alan Neill was 4th umpire.
• September 2021 Alan Neill retires from the ICC International Panel after umpiring the Ireland v Zimbabwe ODI at Stormont. Alan completed over 150 international appointments during his umpiring career.
• In 2022 Murray Power received a presentation at the IACUS Conference in recognition of scoring at 300 international fixtures.
• 2024 Alan Neill attended training in Dubai as one of the first cohort of ICC Master Educators for umpiring. This course was started by the ICC to raise standards and proliferate knowledge within the global game.
• July 2024 Test Match at Stormont between Ireland and Zimbabwe Mark Hawthorne was tv umpire and Jonny Kennedy was 4th umpire.