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'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.

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Cork Lotto player becomes Ireland's newest millionaire

National Lottery will announce winning store location on Monday as Cork player scoops €1m top prize

<p>Between 2015 and 2021 just over €124m of expired unclaimed prizes was forfeited — an average of around €17.7m per year.</p>

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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

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Lotto chiefs seek to introduce must-be-won jackpot

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Pressure grows to ban betting on the Lotto

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If your toddler has a 'Micheál' and 'Leo' in their friend group you might want to buy a lottery ticket

Anonymous donor sends cheques to Cork schools

— the mystery benefactor surprised four Cork schools with €22,500 each this week

Fri, 17 Sep, 2021

‘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

'I've never felt like a Dub': Nuala Carey on The Today Show, dealing with grief, and her Cork roots

This Much I Know — 'Before I even knew it, I was on the telly and that was it. Sometimes it's just good to go with the moment'

Sun, 16 May, 2021

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

Limerick lotto players urged to check for winning €8.5m ticket

The National Lottery has confirmed that the player, who bought their ticket online, has been sent a notification to their account informing them of the win

Thu, 28 Jan, 2021

Quick Pick ticket bought in Limerick wins €500k EuroMillions prize

Someone in Limerick is going to have an especially good bank holiday weekend.

Sun, 02 Aug, 2020

Dubliner scoops €7,500 profit on a €5 EuroMillions bet

The Dublin punter overcame odds of 1500/1 after his chosen numbers were pulled out of last week's Euromillions draw

Wed, 29 Jul, 2020

Winning ticket in €49.5m EuroMillions draw sold in Ireland

There was one winner of tonight's EuroMillions lottery draw, taking a jackpot of €49,564,586. The ticket was sold in Ireland, and it's the second time this year the top prize has been won here.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Lotto questions

If the government decision to, in 2014, privatise the National Lottery seemed bizarre, then it seems even more so now.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

'How did this continue for five years?' asks FF after Lotto reveals top prizes excluded from three scratchcard games

Fianna Fáil is looking for both the operators and the regulator of the National Lottery to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee.

Wed, 11 Dec, 2019

Ireland's luckiest counties for scratch card wins revealed

The National Lottery has compiled a definitive list of Ireland’s luckiest counties when it comes to winning the top prize when playing scratch cards.

Wed, 12 Jun, 2019

Lucky online Lotto player becomes overnight multi-millionaire with €6.4m win

A National Lottery player has become a multi-millionaire overnight after winning over €6.4 million in last night's Lotto jackpot.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2019

Kilkenny family to pay off their mortgage with €200,000 scratch card win

“I buy the same scratch card every week and win a few bob here and there but never believed that I was going to win this kind of money."

Mon, 04 Mar, 2019

'Termonfeckin is buzzing' - Louth shop celebrates selling €2.5m lottery ticket

A Lotto player is waking up a millionaire this morning after a ticket worth almost €2.5m was sold in Co. Louth.

Sun, 03 Mar, 2019

Dublin shop sells two winning tickets for the Daily Millions

A north Dublin shop is celebrating selling two tickets which shared in last night's National Lottery Daily Millions prize of €500,000.

Sat, 26 Jan, 2019

Winning Daily Millions player bought ticket in Tralee

One lucky person woke up this morning a million euro richer as it was revealed the winning Daily Millions player bought their ticket at Applegreen in Tralee, Co Kerry.

Sat, 29 Dec, 2018

National Lottery concerned about growth of 'bet-on-lottery' operators

The National Lottery is concerned about the growth of 'bet-on-lottery' operators, where players can bet on a draw without buying a ticket.

Thu, 13 Dec, 2018

Online betting a threat to good causes funding, National Lottery maintains, despite report

The National Lottery has rejected the findings of a report that claims that online betting on the outcome of lotto draws poses no threat to the National Lottery Good Causes funding.

Mon, 12 Nov, 2018

€4.7m-winning Lotto ticket sold in small village of 700

A Lotto Plus 2 top prize of €250,000 was also won last night.

Thu, 30 Aug, 2018

One lucky Lotto player has scooped the jackpot worth over €4m

One lucky Lotto player has scooped the jackpot worth over €4.7m.

Wed, 29 Aug, 2018

'Thank god it turned out to be the winner' - Work colleagues scoop €500,000 EuroMillions prize

A group of eight lucky work colleagues from South Dublin are celebrating today after they collected €500,000 from the National Lottery after they became Ireland’s 21st winners of the EuroMillions Plus top prize in 2018.

Wed, 29 Aug, 2018

Family to pay off mortgage with Lotto win as six separate winners share €900k prize pot

Six separate winners collected a total of €914,023 in prizes from the National Lottery in Dublin today.

Fri, 24 Aug, 2018

‘Monopoly-type’ Lottery cards blocked

The National Lottery was blocked from releasing scratch cards based on the popular Monopoly board game — because the lotto watchdog feared they would appeal to children.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2018

Four players scoop a total of €150,000 in Lotto prizes ahead of Friday's €130m Euromillions draw

Four lucky players from Donegal, Wexford and Cork today claimed a total of €158,496 in National Lottery prizes.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2018

Cork mother and son win €44k Lotto prize using deceased father's lucky numbers

It was a bittersweet day for the Walsh family as they collected their Lotto prize of €44,109 won by playing their father's lucky numbers just four months after he passed away.

Tue, 10 Apr, 2018

Lottery breached problem-player protections

The operator of the National Lottery breached regulations aimed at preventing problem game playing, according to the body which regulates it.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2018

Lottery breached problem-player protections

The operator of the National Lottery breached regulations aimed at preventing problem game playing, according to the body which regulates it.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2018

Latest: €39m Euromillions winner has made contact with National Lottery

Latest: The winner of the €39m Euromillions jackpot has made contact with the National Lottery.

Tue, 02 Jan, 2018

Celbridge on alert as lucky EuroMillions player wins €500,000

A lucky National Lottery player woke up to a lovely Christmas gift today after scooping €500,000 in last night’s EuroMillions Plus draw.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2017

Lottery winner has just days to find ticket and claim €1m

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.

Wed, 22 Mar, 2017

Retired National Lottery official: No recollection telling winner to get family to sign ticket

A retired official from the National Lottery says he has no recollection of telling a winner to get family members to sign the ticket to avoid gift tax.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2017

EuroMillions excitement reaches fever pitch at Fitzpatrick’s Shop in Glounthaune

Excitement has reached fever pitch at Fitzpatrick’s Shop in Glounthaune, Cork, where the winning EuroMillions ticket is rumoured to have been sold.

Wed, 25 Jan, 2017

Dublin siblings win €2.3m in family Lotto syndicate

A syndicate of siblings have collected a cheque for €2,307,937 at the National Lottery Headquarters in Dublin.

Fri, 30 Sep, 2016

Dublin woman will give some of Euromillions prize to charity

A woman from Dublin’s Northside says she went into work with "a huge smile on my face" after winning €500,000 in a recent Euromillions draw.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2016

National Lottery confirms winner of €66m has been in touch

The National Lottery has confirmed that the winner of the EuroMillions jackpot has been in touch.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Jackpot alert! Someone has won more than €13m in the lottery

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Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

National lottery ticket terminals back up and running after crash on the night of a €12m jackpot

A statement from the National Lottery has confirmed that the retail network has been restored and lottery sales resumed as of 12.45pm

Wed, 20 Jan, 2016

Cork family who won €450,000 Euromillions prize were 'down to their last €30'

A family from Co Cork said “our dreams have come true” as they collected their prize of €458,316 at National Lottery offices in Dublin today.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

No Lotto winner - jackpot heads for €4.5m

There was no winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, worth almost €4m.

Sat, 17 Oct, 2015

One winner of Lotto jackpot worth more than €7m

There was one winner of tonight's Lotto Jackpot, worth €7,384,790.

Sat, 19 Sep, 2015

No Lotto winner - jackpot heads for €7m

There was no winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, worth €6,282,846.

Sat, 12 Sep, 2015

No lottery jackpot winner, next draw worth around €4m

There was no winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, worth €3,371,772.

Sat, 22 Aug, 2015

Ticket bought in the south-east wins €2.5m lotto jackpot

There has been one winner of tonight's lotto draw, worth more than €2.5m.

Sat, 08 Aug, 2015

FF blames Government for Lotto price hike

The price hike to play the Lotto is being criticised by opposition parties.

Fri, 07 Aug, 2015

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