Gardaí have found a suspected shebeen inside a garage in Limerick.
Officers searched a private premises on Saturday over alleged breaches of liquor licensing laws.
They found an unlicensed bar in a garage next to the premises, which had a toilet, TV and dartboard.
No one was inside the suspected shebeen at the time of the search.
Six beer kegs were seized along with refrigeration units, four beer dispenser taps, gas regulators and optic dispensers.
Gardaí said enquiries were ongoing and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The news come as the number of people infected with coronavirus is on the rise.
A further 769 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed and 2 additional deaths.
In the South East, Waterford has 32 new cases of the virus – the highest in the region.
It’s followed by 30 in Tipperary and 20 in Wexford.
Kilkenny has 6 new cases, while Carlow has 5.
The country’s 14-day incidence rate has also gone up to 155.3 per 100 thousand people.
Mandatory hotel quarantine's expected to begin later this week for air passengers from 33 countries.
Mandatory hotel quarantine means they'll have to stay in a hotel for 14 days, or face a fine or jail time for breaking the law.
