The Sunday Independent reported the huge figure, which is nearly as much as Revenue recouped from the black market in the previous four years combined. Pic: ShutterstockThe data showed that Revenue has been receiving more tip-offs about suspected black market activity, rising from 930 in 2024 to 1,743 in 2025. The data showed that Revenue has been receiving more tip-offs about suspected black market activity. The combined total of over €10.5million is close to the €11.4million that Revenue collected from its black market investigation between 2021 and 2024. The sector accounted for a fifth of the cases that Revenue acted on in 2025 and 16% of its black market investigations this year.