A number of League of Ireland games have fallen foul of the weather, though Turner's Cross has been passed playable for this evening's Sports Direct FAI Cup semi-final clash between Cork City and St Patrick's Athletic.
A Status Yellow wind warning for the entire country came into place at midday and will remain in force until midnight.
Storm Amy has impacted on a number of League of Ireland fixtures, with a couple of games in both the Premier Division and First Division postponed.
Despite yesterday’s downpour in Cork and concerns over the FAI Cup semi-final at Turner’s Cross, the meeting of Cork City and St Patrick’s Athletic (live on RTÉ2 from 7.30pm) will proceed after a pitch inspection.
The Saints look set to take close to 1,000 fans to Leeside, with a near capacity crowd expected as Cork seek a reprieve from their league form and a measure of revenge for a recent 4-0 defeat against the Dublin side.
Shamrock Rovers will have to wait until Sunday, at the earliest, to be crowned Premier Division champions after Derry City's clash with Sligo Rovers was postponed due to a wind warning.
While there is an artificial pitch at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, the weather around the city has led to the game being pushed back until Sunday at 4pm.
Derry have to win the game to keep the title race alive. If they manage that, then the Hoops can claim the title on home turf next Friday when last season's champions, Shelbourne, come to town.
The RSC has also failed a pitch inspection, resulting in the game between Waterford - with Matt Lawlor about to start his second interim manager spell of the season - and Drogheda United also being pushed out to Sunday with a 4pm kick-off.
Two fixtures in tonight's SSE Airtricity First Division have also fallen foul of the weather. Markets Field and Ferrycarrig Park both failed morning pitch inspections meaning Treaty United v Longford Town and Wexford v UCD have been postponed.
Like the rearranged fixtures in the top flight, both games have been rescheduled for Sunday at 4pm.
Elsewhere, tonight's URC match between Ulster and Edinburgh in Scotland has also been postponed with details of the reschduled fixture to be confirmed at a later day.
