The Euromillions winners arrived to collect their winnings - on a double decker bus

The 22 Dublin bus drivers will be sharing the prize money of almost €24 million.

Excitement was building all morning at Lotto HQ as the red carpet was laid out and balloons strung up, all awaiting the arrival of Ireland's newest batch of millionaires.

Red carpet welcome ready!! #EuroMillions #22EuroMillionsSyndicate €23,845,078 pic.twitter.com/UZH2hCll1W

— The Irish National Lottery (@NationalLottery) July 7, 2016

And the 22 Dublin Bus drivers, who were part of a syndicate, rolled up in a blaze of glory on - what else? - a double decker.

The overjoyed syndicate were collecting their share of the €23,845,060 win - that's over €1 million each.

Which is not bad at all.

Great day for #EuroMillions winners & @NationalLottery staff who are all celebrating a momentous day. #WinningTeam pic.twitter.com/ZlVB8x9Xi0

— The Irish National Lottery (@NationalLottery) July 7, 2016

Dublin Bus lotto syndicate members arrive at Lotto HQ to collect €23.8m chequehttps://t.co/AFjXRPEb3i

— RTÉ News (@rtenews) July 7, 2016

Look at all those happy faces! But more importantly, look at the cheque.

#EuroMillions, a Dream Big enough to share. €23,845,078 divided 22 ways. #ShareTheDream #22EuroMillionsSyndicate pic.twitter.com/EuqfJN2iE3

— The Irish National Lottery (@NationalLottery) July 7, 2016

Nope not jealous at all.

Never thought I'd be happy not to have won but this put a smile on my face! https://t.co/5Tg8kJe54g

— Jane (@jarhinio) July 7, 2016