Storm Amy: 120,000 without power and flights cancelled as warnings remain in place

 Storm Amy made landfall in Ireland, with gale force winds and heavy rain to the fore. Fields in Tragumna flooded badly after torrential rain. Picture: Andy Gibson.

More than 120,000 people are without power on Saturday morning as Storm Amy's impact continues to be felt over Ireland.

The worst conditions of the storm have seemingly passed (with orange and red warnings expiring at midnight), there are still status yellow wind warnings in for a number of counties.

A yellow wind and rain warning is in place for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo until midday, with wind warnings for  Clare, Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Louth, Dublin and Wicklow all expiring at the same time.

The storm brought localised flooding, damaged power lines, fallen trees, major disruption on the roads and school closures.

As of Saturday morning, there were over 120,000 people being affected by the damaged power lines, with ESB crews working to restore electricity.

An ESB warning to the public read: "If you come across fallen wires or damaged electricity network, never, ever touch or approach these as they are LIVE and extremely dangerous. Please report any damage to electricity infrastructure by calling 1800 372 999. "

Dublin Airport confirmed that there were still some issues on Saturday morning due to winds.

They said: "Storm Amy continues to disrupt operations at Dublin Airport this morning, leading to some cancellations & delays.

"Flight operations continued through the night, with a number of flights which couldn’t get away yesterday departing in this morning’s first wave.

As of 8am, around 20 flights have been cancelled by airlines. In addition, some outbound and inbound flights are experiencing delays as a result of the weather issues here and at other airports.

"Wind speeds are due to decrease gradually through the day and most airlines expect to run full schedules.

"However, with further disruption possible, passengers due to fly today should keep in touch with their airline for latest updates on the status of their flight."

On Friday, a man who was seriously injured in a "weather-related incident" in Co Donegal died, gardaí confirmed.

The man, aged in his 40s, was fatally injured in the incident, which happened at a domestic residence in Letterkenny at around 4.15pm.