Get all the very latest news in Ireland straight to your email every single day Sign up! Thank you for subscribing See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now

Has shadowy hacker group Anonymous weighed in on the Irish Water charges debate?

This video uploaded to YouTube two days ago would suggest that they have.

And their message to the Irish Government is menacing as they warn: "Expect us."

The footage was uploaded to a channel bearing the name Guy Fawkes - the emblem used by the mysterious group of Internet activists.

In the two-minute clip, the hackers say they have been watching the situation unfold.

The elusive group tell the Irish people to stand up and rise against your "lying Government."

The eerie computerised voice said: "Anonymous have been watching. Your Government have been lying to you.

"It is with great sadness and frustration to know that your crooked Government is attempting to steal from you once again.

"The Government and Irish water have been using extreme threats to force you to pay your water bills.

"They do this out of fear of billing, fines and a threat to cut off the water supply to your household."

The group claims that Irish people are not bound by law to sign with Irish Water.

"It is not against the law to refuse to sign with Irish water."

"You are under no legal obligation to enter into a treaty with any private company against your will.

"It would run contrary to the Constitution and Irish consumer and European law. In effect making charges unenforceable as no laws are in existence.

"Your meter is not your contract. You will not be made to sign anything.

"You as a human have the right to stand for a natural human resource, you should not be stripped of money to pay for to pay for water filled with neurotoxins.

"The people of the Republic of Ireland must rise as a nation and keep holding the fight for free, healthy water.

"The people are gaining power, it is in the hands of the public.

"Grab it and own it. We are Anonymous, we do not forgive..we do not forget.

"Expect us."

It's not the first time that the international organisation has struck in Ireland.

In 2012 Anonymous Sweden claimed responsibility for taking over several Irish Government websites.

The group took control of the Department of Justice website in protest of the Irish Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

Fine Gael's website was also hacked by the group in 2011 where they revealed the personal data of 2,000 party supporters.

Anonymous calls itself an "internet gathering" describing the group as a leaderless collective of people who come together online to stage a protest.

Its use of the term Anonymous comes from a series of websites frequented by members in the deep net and dark web - such as image board 4Chan.

4Chan rose to prominence recently after naked photos of high profile stars were leaked on the platform.

4Chanhave rose to prominence recently after users on the platform leaked a serious of naked photos of high profile stars.