Gavan Holohan a live option for Cork City boss John Caulfield

Competition for places in the centre of Cork City’s midfield is such that manager John Caulfield has the luxury of being able to call on Gavan Holohan to come off the bench, as in the closing stages against BK Häcken in last week’s Europa League second qualifying round second leg.

This week, City are in Belgium to face KRC Genk — they flew from Cork yesterday ahead of tomorrow night’s clash (7pm) — and Holohan is happy to be playing his part in the engine room, even if the added demands of European football mean it’s not easy for subs when they come on.

“I noticed that when I came on the other night,” he says, “the intensity was sky-high so it did take a bit of adjusting, I had to adjust to it as quickly as I could and get into the flow of the game, I think I did okay, to be fair.