People using illegal IPTV subscriptions in Ireland could lose access without warning. This is after 10 suspected resellers were served with legal notices.
The sellers have been told to stop providing unauthorized television subscriptions. If they don’t, they risk civil proceedings and possible referral to An Garda Síochána.
The operation was announced on July 15, 2026, by anti-piracy organization FACT and Sky. The two organizations believe the services connected to the suspected sellers supplied thousands of customers with unauthorized access to premium content.
Ten sellers were identified across seven counties
FACT and Sky said their investigations identified the suspected resellers and their addresses before the cease-and-desist notices were delivered.
The action targeted sellers operating in:
- Carlow
- Cork
- Dublin
- Galway
- Kildare
- Laois
- Limerick
The organisations have not disclosed how many sellers were located in each county. They have also not publicly named the people or the IPTV services involved.
According to the details of the latest enforcement action, the notices require the recipients to stop selling illegal IPTV subscriptions.
What could happen to customers?
The latest action is directed at the people suspected of selling subscriptions rather than every customer using them.
Still, customers could be affected if a reseller stops operating. Access may disappear suddenly, even when someone has paid for several months or a full year in advance.
Illegal services do not provide the same consumer protections as an authorised streaming platform or television provider. Customers may have no reliable way to request a refund, recover an advance payment or receive technical support when a service closes.
FACT and Sky have also warned that the identities of people using illegal subscriptions could be discovered and passed to the authorities.
Payment records have identified IPTV users before
There is already evidence that an illegal IPTV payment can be traced back to an individual and cost you a lot.
In March 2026, the Irish High Court ordered Revolut Bank UAB to provide Sky with information relating to 304 subscribers and 10 resellers connected to a separate illegal service called IPTV Is Easy.
The court was told that customers had transferred payments to IPTV sellers through Revolut. Sky sought the information so it could consider proceedings against resellers and some end users. The court limited the use of the information to legal action against the alleged infringers.
Sky later sent cease-and-desist letters to around 200 people who had paid for unlawful IPTV subscriptions, according to reporting on the latest enforcement campaign.
Resellers are the link between services and customers
The latest action is important because it focuses on local resellers rather than only the people running the main IPTV infrastructure.
Resellers often promote subscriptions through social media, messaging apps and personal recommendations. They collect customer payments, create login details and provide instructions for installing apps on televisions, phones or streaming devices.
This gives investigators a way to disrupt an illegal service closer to the customer. One main supplier may work with several local resellers, each serving their own group of subscribers.