Storm Desmond is battering all sports grounds through the stadiums, from local fixtures right up to the hurling interprovincal games. While it's easy to understand why this pitch had a game postponed - it's rarer to have a big game in a stadium like Pearse Stadium in Salthill have a game called off.
Fortunately, sportsfile sent Piaras Ó Mídheach to Salthill to cover the game, and he was able to take some cracking photos of the weather: