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Lotto prize money payouts drop by €100m as sales decline
Lotto prize money payouts drop by €100m as sales decline
Premier Lotteries Ireland DAC recording a pre-tax loss of €21m — more than a three-fold increase on the pre-tax loss of €6.5m incurred in 2021.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Ireland's lottery firm to be sold to French operator in €350m deal
Ireland's lottery firm to be sold to French operator in €350m deal
Full share capital of Premier Lotteries Ireland, majority owned by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan with minority stakes held by An Post, to be sold to La Francaise des Jeux, pending approval by lottery regulator

Thu, 27 Jul, 2023

Lottery winners
Player wins almost €4m with Lotto jackpot
The National Lottery is urging participants in the county to check their tickets

Sun, 19 Mar, 2023

'The next best thing to winning the jackpot': Limerick shop that sold €11m Lotto ticket revealed
'The next best thing to winning the jackpot': Limerick shop that sold €11m Lotto ticket revealed
Located on Main Street in Foynes, the store is operated by brother and sister duo Eoin and Trisha, who took over the business from their parents four years ago. 

Fri, 06 Jan, 2023

Cork Lotto player becomes Ireland's newest millionaire
Cork Lotto player becomes Ireland's newest millionaire
National Lottery will announce winning store location on Monday as Cork player scoops €1m top prize

Sun, 01 Jan, 2023

Lottery operator criticised for using unclaimed prize funds for advertising
Lottery operator criticised for using unclaimed prize funds for advertising
Operator requested removal of findings days before report went public, after investigation into accounts showed winners failed to claim more than €124m

Thu, 08 Dec, 2022

Concerns raised about lottery funds as 98% of unclaimed prizes spent on marketing
Concerns raised about lottery funds as 98% of unclaimed prizes spent on marketing
Just 2% allocated for additional prizes as winning lottery players failed to claim more than €124m between 2015 and 2021, investigation reveals

Fri, 25 Nov, 2022

CC LOTTO WINNERS
'We've won a big one!' Mayo retirement group claims €1m Lotto prize
The syndicate are from a retirement group called ‘Young at Heart’, based in Parke, located outside of Castlebar, Co Mayo.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

Mayo Daily Millions
'You couldn't meet a finer crowd': Retirement group delighted to win €1m lotto prize
“Our first task will be to hold a committee meeting to see where we go from here, what is best for everybody”, spokesperson Michael outlined.

Sat, 05 Nov, 2022

EuroMillions: Tipperary punter scoops €1m in 'Ireland Only Raffle' 
EuroMillions: Tipperary punter scoops €1m in 'Ireland Only Raffle' 
The winning quick pick ticket was bought online or via the National Lottery App by a player in the Premier County

Sat, 13 Aug, 2022

Limerick lotto players urged to check tickets as €1M won over the weekend
Limerick lotto players urged to check tickets as €1M won over the weekend
The Limerick winner has also taken the title of 20th National Lottery millionaire of 2022.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2022

Kilkenny family comes forward to claim ‘life-changing’ €8.5m lotto jackpot
Kilkenny family comes forward to claim ‘life-changing’ €8.5m lotto jackpot
The lucky family, who have chosen not to reveal their identities, travelled to National Lottery HQ in Dublin to officially collect their prize haul this week

Wed, 25 May, 2022

Cork player scoops €500k in EuroMillions draw
Cork player scoops €500k in EuroMillions draw
It is the third EuroMillions win for the shop which coincidently had another €500,000 win on this day in 2010

Sat, 14 May, 2022

Dungarvan store sells €1m winning Lotto ticket
Dungarvan store sells €1m winning Lotto ticket
Nugent’s Centra on the Clonea Road in Dungarvan sold the ticket that won the top prize in the Lotto Plus 1 draw

Tue, 10 May, 2022

Family in Clare officially claim €30.9m EuroMillions jackpot prize
Family in Clare officially claim €30.9m EuroMillions jackpot prize
The lucky winners scooped the incredible jackpot sum in the Friday 11 February draw after purchasing their winning ticket at a service station on the border of Clare, Limerick and Tipperary

Fri, 01 Apr, 2022

Bookies reject proposal to ban bets on the Lotto  
Bookies reject proposal to ban bets on the Lotto  
Betting on Lotto numbers 'is diverting money away from good causes and into the belly of profit-making companies'

Wed, 23 Feb, 2022

Munster punter wins €30.9m EuroMillions jackpot
Munster punter wins €30.9m EuroMillions jackpot
Time to check your tickets

Sat, 12 Feb, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Men need to start calling out others’ violent behaviour
Letters to the Editor: Men need to start calling out others’ violent behaviour
We have a strange thing that happens in this country and we really need to out it and put a stop to it.

Sat, 22 Jan, 2022

'Luckiest player in Ireland' makes contact to claim record-breaking €19m lotto jackpot
'Luckiest player in Ireland' makes contact to claim record-breaking €19m lotto jackpot
The winning quick-pick ticket was sold at Laura’s XL on Hopkin’s Road in Castlebar, Co Mayo

Wed, 19 Jan, 2022

Mayo town that sold winning €19m Lotto ticket revealed 
Mayo town that sold winning €19m Lotto ticket revealed 
The lucky Castlebar player has created history by becoming the largest Lotto jackpot winner in the history of the game

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022

Confetti Balloons A10
One winner of tonight's record-breaking €19.06m Lotto jackpot
The exact location of where the winning ticket was sold has not yet been confirmed

Sat, 15 Jan, 2022

So you've won the Lotto. Here's the National Lottery's advice on what to do next
So you've won the Lotto. Here's the National Lottery's advice on what to do next
Here’s a look at what the National Lottery's official advice to jackpot-winning players is, just you have become the country’s newest multi-millionaire

Sat, 15 Jan, 2022

What are the chances of winning the 'must-win' Lotto jackpot?
What are the chances of winning the 'must-win' Lotto jackpot?
UCC mathematician Dr Michael Cronin crunches the numbers

Sat, 15 Jan, 2022

Euromillions jackpot
Lotto bosses to appear before Oireachtas committee over six months of rolling jackpots
Last night’s unsuccessful draw marked an unprecedented 50th consecutive game in which the jackpot was not won

Thu, 09 Dec, 2021

Euromillions jackpot
Taoiseach backs calls for lotto regulator to appear before Dáil committee
The National Lottery regulator could be asked to appear before the Dáil's Finance Committee, the Taoiseach has suggested, after concerns were raised that the jackpot has not been won for months.

Wed, 24 Nov, 2021

Chasing the 'unwinnable' Lotto: How jackpot odds changed since the 1980s
Chasing the 'unwinnable' Lotto: How jackpot odds changed since the 1980s
A Lotto player is roughly four and a half times less likely to win the Lotto jackpot now compared to the 1980s

Fri, 19 Nov, 2021

No lotto winner means record-breaking €19m jackpot rolls on for eleventh consecutive time
No lotto winner means record-breaking €19m jackpot rolls on for eleventh consecutive time
Because the jackpot has not been won in so long, the potential winnings of €19m have been capped since October 2

Wed, 03 Nov, 2021

No lotto winner means record-breaking prize rolls on for an eighth time
No lotto winner means record-breaking prize rolls on for an eighth time
Next Wednesday will see the same record-breaking amount up for grabs in the main draw

Sat, 23 Oct, 2021

Confetti Balloons A10
Sixth-largest jackpot ever up for grabs in tonight's lotto
The current jackpot has been building for more than three months

Sat, 11 Sep, 2021

Confetti Balloons A10
Tonight's lotto jackpot could be the biggest in 10 years
The top prize of tonight’s draw is estimated to be in the region of €14m

Wed, 01 Sep, 2021

Lotto players in Limerick and Dublin scoop €500,000 each in last night's draws
Lotto players in Limerick and Dublin scoop €500,000 each in last night's draws
The National Lottery is urging treaty county payers to carefully check their tickets to see if they are the winner

Sat, 03 Jul, 2021

Revealed: Seaside shop in Co Cork sells €2.4m winning Lotto ticket
Revealed: Seaside shop in Co Cork sells €2.4m winning Lotto ticket
The winner is yet to come forward but Lotto bosses are urging people to check their tickets.

Tue, 01 Jun, 2021

‘Are we jealous? Maybe a tiny bit’ says seller of €6.4m Lotto jackpot ticket
‘Are we jealous? Maybe a tiny bit’ says seller of €6.4m Lotto jackpot ticket
The ticket was sold last Thursday and the lucky winner has scooped €6,489,165

Tue, 25 May, 2021

Lucky lotto plus player scoops €1m in Saturday draw
Lucky lotto plus player scoops €1m in Saturday draw
Time to check those tickets . . .

Sat, 17 Apr, 2021

Confetti Balloons A10
Tonight's Lotto jackpot is the biggest for more than four years
Tonight’s prize, if won, would be the thirteenth-highest jackpot in the history of the Irish game

Wed, 14 Apr, 2021

Monaghan Euromillions player just one number shy of massive €206m jackpot
Monaghan Euromillions player just one number shy of massive €206m jackpot
There was no overall winner of last night’s mega jackpot, meaning Tuesday’s Euromillions draw will now be worth over €210m - the largest every prize to play for

Sat, 20 Feb, 2021

National Lottery Good Causes Launch 2020
Finalists for National Lottery Good Cause Awards announced
The 36 finalists will now advance to the grand final, which is comprised of six separate categories: Sport; Health and Wellbeing; Heritage; Arts and Culture; Community; and Youth

Mon, 15 Feb, 2021

Wexford lotto player just one number shy of jackpot, still scoops over €100k
Wexford lotto player just one number shy of jackpot, still scoops over €100k
The National Lottery has confirmed that the lucky ticket was purchased on Friday in Hammel’s Centra in Kilmuckridge. 

Sun, 31 Jan, 2021

One winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot worth €10.7m
One winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot worth €10.7m
Time to check those tickets . . .

Wed, 02 Dec, 2020

The Lotto numbers are in...
The Lotto numbers are in...
Have you checked your ticket?

Sat, 14 Nov, 2020

The Euromillions results are in . . .
The Euromillions results are in . . .
Time to check those tickets . . .

Fri, 23 Oct, 2020

€3.3m Lotto winner who was sued by stepson denied application over lottery advice
€3.3m Lotto winner who was sued by stepson denied application over lottery advice
In the court's view it would "constitute an abuse of process" to allow the proceedings against An Post National Lottery Company to proceed

Mon, 19 Oct, 2020

The Euromillions numbers are in...
The Lotto results are in...
Have you checked your ticket?

Sat, 10 Oct, 2020

Confetti Balloons A10
Kilkenny lotto players urged to check for winning €5.3m ticket
A National Lottery spokesperson said it will reveal the name of the winning store in the coming days.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2020

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