During his first grand prix at Suzuka, Japan, Irvine twice unlapped himself after being lapped by Ayrton Senna; following the race, Senna punched him in the Jordan motorhome. During the argument Senna accused Irvine of almost hitting him on the track, to which Irvine responded 'A miss is as good as a mile.' After Senna's punch he yelled 'Insurance claim there!'

After his first few races, Eddie remarked in an interview, 'What a start to my Grand Prix career. I got punched by Senna in my first race, crashed in my second…

Jordan team boss Eddie Jordan asked Irvine to participate in a photo shoot, but Irvine responded: 'Do I have to? Send out some f**ker in my helmet, they'll nev…

Irvine told the London Sunday Business Post about an encounter he had while trying to enter a nightclub in Dublin.