Sky reaches its limit with publicans

THE satellite television company Sky is to prosecute up to 100 publicans for illegally broadcasting soccer matches.

Premiership, Champions League and FA Cup matches are drawing large crowds to pubs but some owners are refusing to pay the commercial licence.

Sky has targeted the publicans with the help of the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO), which carried out 2,500 pub inspections in the last year for the company.