The National Lottery has said it is disappointed after Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said “there does not appear to be any evidence” that online betting on the outcome of draws is having an impact on the Lotto’s business.

The winners of the biggest Euromillions jackpot in Irish history say they want to use their €175 million jackpot to change the lives of their kids, grandchildren and siblings.

A group of lucky work colleagues in Co Wexford are celebrating this afternoon after winning €500,000.

Two lotto players in Dublin and Tipperary woke up this morning €500,000 richer after scooping half-a-million euro each on last night’s EuroMillions Plus draw.

CYNICS may see the National Lottery as a tax on stupidity.

A syndicate from the West of Ireland walked out of National Lottery headquarters instant multi-millionaires today after collecting their spectacular €29m EuroMillions jackpot win.

If the owner of a €1 million winning Lotto ticket finds it today, they will feel a proper April fool as the deadline for claiming the prize passed late yesterday afternoon.

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Now for the small matter of collecting the cash.

The new operator of the National Lottery made an operating profit of €7.4m against the background of declining sales.

It has been a memorable two days at National Lottery headquarters as five individual winners have collected a total €1,315,000 in prize money across Lotto & EuroMillions draws and scratch card games

The winning ticket had been in the unlocked car overnight.

A farmer from Claremorris, Co. Mayo, checked his lottery numbers yesterday before realising he had left his ticket in his car - which was unlocked since Monday.

“Technical problems” have been blamed for the National Lottery’s decision to delay its midweek draw from last night to tonight.

USA: Lottery ticket buyers in New Hampshire who dream of bringing home the bacon now can smell it, too.

A Dublin couple, unaware that they had won €250,000 in the Lotto, brought their winning ticket on their Spanish holiday for three weeks, it emerged today.

Britain: A pair of off-duty police officers who made an arrest while dressed as a zebra and a monkey have been commended for their bravery.

The Rehab Group and Rehab Lotteries have launched two separate legal challenges against the State.

Reilly's Supervalue in Sallins, Co Kildare, has said the Lottery has told them they did not sell the €94m winning Euromillions ticket.

The National Lottery has apologised after an error on its website last night led to a host of prize winners thinking they had won a Jaguar XK convertible.

THE economic downturn may be hitting household spending hard, but the public found the wherewithal to spend more than €750 million on the Lottery last year, €150m of it on scratch cards.

TONIGHT’S national lottery jackpot is heading for a recession-busting €16 million, making it the 16th draw in the row without a major winner since September 1.

CORK is on a remarkable Lottery winning streak with more than €26 million in prizes having been collected in the county since the start of the year.

FORMER Dell workers were warned that the millions of euro allocated to help them return to work should not be regarded as winning the Lottery.

More than half of employees would continue working if they won the lottery, new research revealed today.

THE illusionist Derren Brown apparently correctly predicted the National Lottery numbers live on TV.

The illusionist Derren Brown claimed to have correctly predicted the British National Lottery numbers live on TV last night.

Lottery chiefs are expecting to sell up to 1,800 tickets a minute in the run-up to this weekend’s €14m jackpot draw – the fifth largest on record.

IRELAND’S newest Lotto millionaires confirmed their massive €19 million win but still had no concrete plans for collecting their cheque.

Lottery chiefs are urging all would-be millionaires to buy their tickets early ahead of tomorrow’s record breaking jackpot draw.

Lotto hopefuls are making a last dash to hteir coner shop today as a record €10m jackpot goes on offer tonight.

The Sligo County Board are to discuss the possibility of appointing a commercial manager at their next monthly meeting.

Ireland's winner of the biggest win in European lottery history has still not come forward to claim her prize, it emerged today.

IRELAND’S newest multimillionaire has been forced into hiding because of the media frenzy surrounding her €115 million lotto win.

The National Lottery has warned syndicates to draw up guidelines to avoid costly court disputes over winnings, it emerged today.

Lottery players don’t want the moon and the stars – they just want the money, Florida officials decided as they rejected a proposal to offer spaceflight as a big prize.

Four film production companies in the Republic have recently benefitted from funding from the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission's Lottery Fund.

THERE aren’t too many people going around these days with cheques capable of buying a condo to give away.

Uncertainty about the value of the euro has led to a fall in Lottery ticket sales, it emerged today.

IRELAND’s newest Lotto millionaires, Pierce and Maura Power, will be cracking open the champagne again today when they celebrate their 34th wedding anniversary.

Sports organisations have welcomed the multi-million euro boost in grant funding announced for projects across the country.

Lottery counter staff in Japan claim a customer told them to throw away a winning ticket worth £277,000.