Stephen Kenny could back Seamus Coleman to step into Matt Doherty's role for Ireland if the Tottenham star is out for the June internationals.
Both Coleman and Doherty have shown grit to come back from tough stations recently at club level.
Coleman may take on Doherty's marauding wing-back role if the Nations League starts in June - the Tottenham man suffered a knee ligament injury on Saturday that will rule him out for 10-12 weeks.