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Black market Guinness and garda raids: Hundreds of illegal shebeens believed to be serving punters every day
Gardaí have raided dozens of the illegal pubs.
By Garreth MacNamee
Monday 5 Apr 2021, 9:30 AM
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A shebeen which was shut down in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, earlier this year.
Image: Garda Press Office
Image: Garda Press Office
CRIMINAL GANGS HAVE turned their attention to smuggling kegs of beer into Ireland to feed the demand in illegal shebeens,
The Journal has learned.
Shebeens have been popping up across Ireland in the last 14 months as the nation dealt with the effects of Covid-19. Many places raided by officers have been operating as fully working pubs with kegs, beer fridges and spirits all set up in a professional manner.