Sales of National Lottery tickets surpassed €1bn in 2021

The annual results from Premier Lotteries Ireland demonstrated a rise in the quantity of prize money awarded, which reached €586m in 2021. Picture: Mac Innes Photography.

The total annual ticket sales for  National Lottery tickets surpassed €1bn for the first time last year, according to the annual report from Premier Lotteries Ireland.

The figures also showed an increase in the amount of money given to good causes which rose to €304m, up from €254m in 2020.