Residents in 12 counties including Cork can expect a crackdown on illegal TV streaming services.
The so-called dodgy boxes stream access to premium TV, sporting events and brand new movie releases.
Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Limerick, Kilkenny, Offaly, Tipperary, Mayo and Donegal are being targeted.
Chief Executive of Sport for Business, Rob Hartnett, says people can be scammed
"It can also be a little bit dodgy in terms of some of the links that might be available on some of the streams that you are downloading illegally. If you are not paying for it somebody is and sometimes they can be advertisers or even people that are going to try and scam you money"
