The jackpot was won last Saturday with a ticket sold in Innishannon, Co Cork.

"It was a simple act of kindness from a customer which led my family to a win of a lifetime. It’s something I will always be grateful for."

More than €436m in prizes was won by lotto players over the past 12 months.

A Christmas dream could soon turn into a nightmare for the owner of a lotto ticket worth €1m as they only have days to claim their prize.

A Dublin man who collected a cheque for €250,000 from Lotto HQ today it wasn’t for his “good feeling” he might never have bought a ticket.

Someone in Ireland is waking up €86.7m better off this morning.

A 36-strong syndicate from the midlands collected their €2m jackpot from Lotto Headquarters in Dublin this afternoon.

The rumour mill was in overdrive in West Cork last night as to the identity of the country’s latest Lotto millionaire.

The €94 million lottery ticket was sold in Beaumont in North Dublin.

HE may be the country’s latest Lotto millionaire, but Kinsale postman Pat Broderick turned up for work as usual yesterday to deal with the mail for the homes he has been serving for the last 25 years.

The couple who won almost €10m in the Lotto draw earlier this month have picked up their winnings at Lotto HQ in Dublin.