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Dodgy Fire Stick users' names and addresses to be handed over following High Court order which targets illegal Premier League streamers
By MICHAEL PAVITT, SPORTS REPORTER
Published: 14:02, 26 March 2026 | Updated: 17:13, 26 March 2026
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Names and addresses of over 300 'dodgy box' users will be handed over to Sky in efforts to clamp down on illegal streaming, the Irish High Court has ruled.
Justice Brian Cregan granted an order that Revolut Bank UAB must provide details of 304 subscribers as well as ten resellers.
The decision came after Sky launched a civil action against Revolut, after the subscribers used the banking app to pay resellers of pirated content.
The move raises the prospect of those watching Premier League football illegally through 'dodgy boxes' and 'dodgy Fire Sticks' being identified and prosecuted.
Sky had sought a Norwich Pharmacal order, which allows information to be obtained from third parties who have become 'mixed up' in wrongdoing.
Theo Donnelly, representing Sky, told the High Court that the information would be used to take legal action against resellers and some of the users.
Revolut counsel John Freeman said his client was neutral on the Sky application.
Sky's action came as the result of a civil prosecution against Wexford resident David Dunbar.
Dunbar was found last year to have operated an illegal streaming service, with payments made to his Revolut account. He was ordered to pay Sky €480,000 (£415,000) in damages and €100,000 (£86,000) in costs. Dunbar was fined a further €30,000 (£26,000) for contempt over a breach of court orders to preserve data.
Sky established that there had been 12 resellers and 304 users transferring sums to Dunbar by Revolut, leading to the company seeking details from the banking app.
Proceedings had already been issued against two of the 12 resellers, the court heard.
Many UK-based illegal streaming accounts utilise feeds from Irish Sky boxes, Daily Mail Sport understands.
'Dodgy boxes' and illegal Fire Sticks are streaming devices that have third-party software installed in them, allowing users to watch premium content from providers such as TNT Sports, Sky Sports and Disney+ for free.
The use of these devices is deemed a 'serious crime', and police forces across the UK and Ireland, alongside the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), have been targeting individuals who continue to watch unauthorised content.
Sky, who pay billions to the Premier League to show matches, also have their own in-house piracy team.
Police have warned that the purchasing of Fire Sticks and dodgy boxes 'often helps fund organised crime', and the streaming software installed on the devices often leads to personal information becoming compromised, including banking details.
By MICHAEL PAVITT, SPORTS REPORTER
Published: 14:02, 26 March 2026 | Updated: 17:13, 26 March 2026
1.3k
Names and addresses of over 300 'dodgy box' users will be handed over to Sky in efforts to clamp down on illegal streaming, the Irish High Court has ruled.
Justice Brian Cregan granted an order that Revolut Bank UAB must provide details of 304 subscribers as well as ten resellers.
The decision came after Sky launched a civil action against Revolut, after the subscribers used the banking app to pay resellers of pirated content.
The move raises the prospect of those watching Premier League football illegally through 'dodgy boxes' and 'dodgy Fire Sticks' being identified and prosecuted.
Sky had sought a Norwich Pharmacal order, which allows information to be obtained from third parties who have become 'mixed up' in wrongdoing.
Theo Donnelly, representing Sky, told the High Court that the information would be used to take legal action against resellers and some of the users.
Revolut counsel John Freeman said his client was neutral on the Sky application.
Sky's action came as the result of a civil prosecution against Wexford resident David Dunbar.
Dunbar was found last year to have operated an illegal streaming service, with payments made to his Revolut account. He was ordered to pay Sky €480,000 (£415,000) in damages and €100,000 (£86,000) in costs. Dunbar was fined a further €30,000 (£26,000) for contempt over a breach of court orders to preserve data.
Sky established that there had been 12 resellers and 304 users transferring sums to Dunbar by Revolut, leading to the company seeking details from the banking app.
Proceedings had already been issued against two of the 12 resellers, the court heard.
Many UK-based illegal streaming accounts utilise feeds from Irish Sky boxes, Daily Mail Sport understands.
'Dodgy boxes' and illegal Fire Sticks are streaming devices that have third-party software installed in them, allowing users to watch premium content from providers such as TNT Sports, Sky Sports and Disney+ for free.
The use of these devices is deemed a 'serious crime', and police forces across the UK and Ireland, alongside the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), have been targeting individuals who continue to watch unauthorised content.
Sky, who pay billions to the Premier League to show matches, also have their own in-house piracy team.
Police have warned that the purchasing of Fire Sticks and dodgy boxes 'often helps fund organised crime', and the streaming software installed on the devices often leads to personal information becoming compromised, including banking details.
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Surely if they’ve been watching the Premier League they have been punished enough.
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Foooking Brilliant Crisp.
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It is not illegal to own a fire stick or to have streaming apps sideloaded on to it.
If Sky want more people to pay them for their content then they should; 1/ ditch the ads 2/ make their coverage live 3/ sack Gary Neville |
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It's the test case as Revolut are domiciled in Ireland and Sky have to go after them because they hold all the data. It's an interesting one to watch as surely Revolut will cite GDPR legislation as the basis not to provide the data.
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Serious crime! PMSL.
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Organised crime ,course its funckin organised otherwise it wouldnt work...
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hope the judge has a word with the one he sends round my gaff and gives me some advice on topping buffering
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Jumper45 • March 28, 2026 5:18 AM GMT
It's the test case as Revolut are domiciled in Ireland and Sky have to go after them because they hold all the data. It's an interesting one to watch as surely Revolut will cite GDPR legislation as the basis not to provide the data. The judge has already ordered them to do so and they didn't oppose that. As far as the users are concerned, I can't see how Sky would be able to prove they viewed any Sky streams. |