The 26-year-old was called up by the Scots for the first time earlier this week, having sorted out the necessary paper work to switch international allegiances from England to Scotland.
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He qualifies to play for the Tartan Army via his paternal grandfather, and goes straight into two big games with his new country.
Steve Clarke's side play Greece in back-to-back Nations League play-off games, travelling to Piraeus tomorrow (7.45pm), before hosting them at Hampden on Sunday, March 23rd (5pm).
George Hirst in training with ScotlandGeorge Hirst in training with Scotland (Image: PA) Asked about being called up for Scotland, Hirst told their YouTube channel: "Delighted, a bit of a dream come true, to be honest.
“The chance to go and play international football. My grandad was Scottish and it’s an opportunity to go and make him proud.
“I’ve known for a while that I could play for Scotland and it’s always been a big aim of mine.
“I think I’ve been asked about it in the media at Ipswich over the last year and I’ve tried to bat it off, saying that I’m just going to concentrate on Ipswich, but if I’m being brutally honest it’s always been in the back of my mind.
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“He (Clarke) dropped me a text and asked for a phone call and we spoke for five or 10 minutes and he said he wanted to know whether I’d be interested in the chance to play for Scotland.
“Obviously, I went to spoke to my partner and my family about it, but straight away I was like, ‘Yeah, this is an opportunity I definitely can’t turn down’.”
And Hirst looks a good bet to make his debut in the upcoming games, with the all-action frontman saying he'll give his all for the team.
“For me, I just want to help the team as best I can, show the best version of myself and get the win – that’s ultimately all that matters at this point. Two games that we really want to go and win, that we need to win.
“So for us it’s about going out there and doing that, whether it looks good or it looks bad… hopefully we look good and we win, but if it doesn’t look good and we still win then I’m sure we won’t be complaining!"
Asked what he's like as a player, he said: “Intense. I like to get after people, I like to press.
"The one thing I can guarantee from myself, if my touch isn’t there or my finishing isn’t there for whatever reason on a given day, the worst you’re going to get is a 7 out of 10 and I’m going to run myself into the ground.
“I think that’s the biggest thing for me – I find myself in the right positions at the right times when I’m doing that.
“A bad game for me is when I’ve not run as hard as I could do. I’m flat out from the get go, whether that’s 90 minutes or two minutes – for me, it’s about going out there and giving it everything I’ve got, so hopefully there will be plenty of goals along with that as well.”
George Hirst qualifies for Scotland through his paternal grandfatherGeorge Hirst qualifies for Scotland through his paternal grandfather (Image: PA) Hirst has been reunited with Town team-mate Cieran Slicker in the Scottish senior set-up, with him admitting that's helped with the integration process.
“It’s been great, the boys have been wicked with me," Hirst said. "Obviously I know Cieran Slicker – I seem to not be able to get away from him at the minute. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing!
“He’s been good as gold, introducing me to the rest of the boys, and so far so good.”
Asked about the games with Greece, Hirst opined: “Very, very tough games. Nowadays everyone knows Greece as a really good team – they’ve got really good individual players and together they make a very good side.
“We know it’s not going to be easy, but I think we just have to look around the squad and the qualities we’ve got as well.
“We’re going to go and give it our best shot and give them a really good game and hopefully come out with a win.”
Hirst is expecting two tough games with GreeceHirst is expecting two tough games with Greece (Image: PA) Hirst's dad, Sheffield Wednesday legend David, played for England three times, scoring once. Hirst himself played for England multiple times at youth level too.
So, how did Hirst senior feel about the switch to Scotland?
"There wasn’t really much of a conversation, to be honest,” Hirst revealed.
“I mentioned to him that I’d had the phone call and his first words were, ‘Go and do it. Your grandad would be very proud of you for going and playing for Scotland’.
“And that was a big thing for me. He said that his greatest honour in his career was playing international football and he just straight off said, ‘You’ve got that opportunity, go and give it your best shot and see where it takes you’.
“It wasn’t so much a conversation, it was more of me telling him I’d had a phone call and him saying, ‘Yeah, go and do it’.”