The lottery watchdog has defended raising concerns about online betting on the outcome of lotto draws - despite the practice being legal and outside her remit.

Irish Olympians, Rob and Marian Heffernan, have launched the inaugural National Lottery Good Causes Awards.

There was one winning ticket for last night’s Lotto jackpot worth over €13m.

Lottery players will tonight be hoping for an early Christmas present with a massive €13m jackpot up for grabs.