Irish pubs in Copenhagen have TREBLED stocks of Guinness and slashed the price of a pint ahead of the Denmark v Ireland World Cup qualifier next weekend.

Vintners in the Danish capital are set to make a killing with an estimated 8,000 fans travelling for the first leg of the play-off on Saturday November 11.

Earlier this week it emerged that of its 2,300 allocation the FAI had just 980 fan tickets – with more than half of them earmarked for official supporters’ clubs and strict criteria for the rest.

But savvy bar managers have vowed to set up big screens so Ireland fans without a pass to Telia Parken stadium can cheer on the boys in green.

Kerry man Tony Kennedy, who co-owns Kennedy’s bar, told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “We will have four big screens on the premises to watch the match and we’re expecting to be packed to the rafters.

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“We have a lot of ex-pat regular customers as well as the huge influx of fans so it’s going to be a bit of a mad weekend.

“We’ve been squirrelling away kegs of Guinness for the past fortnight to be ready for the onslaught – probably three times our normal orders.

“We have to be prepared, mind you I hope they do drink us dry.”

The watering hole has also upped its stock of Carlsberg, Magners and Bulmers with a pint of lager priced at 40 Danish Krone (DKK) – around €5.40 – compared with 60DKK (€8) or more in the trendier super pubs on the city’s pedestrianised strip.

Tony said: “I’m here 20 years and it’s a nice city to live in. The fans are very easy going and laid back the same as the Irish so there’ll be no trouble.

“In Denmark they call themselves rolligans instead of hooligans – which in their language means easy going.”

Fans already forced to fork out more than €300 for flights were baulking at the notion of paying the guts of a tenner for a pint, but local hostelries have special offers to coincide with the crunch match.

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The Irish Rover is advertising a week-long promotion from November 8 to 14 to welcome the Green Army with all pints priced at 35DKK (€4.70).

A bottle of Magniers is on special at 45DKK (€6), a pint and a pie costs 89DKK (€2) and you can get five bottles of Carlsberg or Tuborg for 100DKK (€13.50).

Meanwhile The Shamrock has also tripled its stock of Guinness and some lagers to meet the anticipated demand.

Bar manager Tanya told the Irish Mirror: “We’re still locking down deals with Carlsberg to see how low we can go, the standard price is 52DKK (€7) but we’ll offer a special price for the match.

“There’s an Irish festival on around the same time so it’s going to be a fun weekend. We have flat screen TVs and a projector downstairs. Let the madness begin.”

Fans engaged in a last-minute scramble for tickets after Wednesday’s FAI announcement that ‘independent’ supporters needed an attendance at six away games over the last two World Cup campaigns to qualify.