A Kerry vintner doesn't believe Sky will reduce charges for pubs if the company successfully clamps down on so-called dodgy boxes.
Christy Walsh is secretary of the Kerry branch of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland.
He says the minimum a pub must pay to show Sky content is over 5,000 euro per year, while the Ultimate Sky Sports Package ranges from over 15,000 to over 33,000 euro a year.
Mr Walsh claims the vintners have been trying to negotiate with the Sky for 20 years, but have got nowhere.
Sky is cracking down on the people who use the estimated 400,000 dodgy boxes in Ireland to avoid paying the market rate for TV subscriptions
Christy Walsh doesn't believe a successful clampdown would result in publicans paying less for their Sky subscription.
