The National Lottery has appealed to players in Kerry and Clare today as claim deadlines worth a combined €750,000 are fast approaching.

The National Lottery says a Euromillions ticket holder has come forward to claim their prize of almost €400,000.

A Lotto fortune of €8.2m has still not been claimed — losing out on potential earnings of almost €2,500 a week in interest for the mystery winner.

There’s a whole Lotto searching going on in Mayo right now, as the deadline to claim a €3m fortune is getting close.

The National Lottery has confirmed that last night's winning Lotto ticket was sold in Co. Clare.

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

The National Lottery has said it will not reveal the shop where a €94m Euromillions lottery ticket was sold, in an effort to protect the winner.

The operator of Britain’s national lottery has moved quickly to express interest in its Irish counterpart as the Government put a 20-year licence to run it up for sale.

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.

He regaled me with his miseries for half the journey, did the taxi man.

THE National Lottery jackpot this weekend will be another bumper prize. We have been told for years the benefit of the lottery wasn’t for the millionaires it created but the good causes it supported.

Last night’s winning lotto jackpot ticket has been sold in Carlow town.

The Cork family who won Saturday's record Lotto jackpot are en route to Dublin today to collect their €16m prize money.

There was no winner of tonight’s bumper €13,310,830 Lotto jackpot.

THE National Lottery has refused to say what time on Tuesday afternoon the winning ticket in the record, mid-week Lotto jackpot of €8.6 million was purchased in Kilkenny city because the winner could be identified on CCTV.

The National Lottery has urged people in Kildare to check whether they have any old tickets lying around as they may be the lucky winners of a €200,000 jackpot.

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

CELEBRITY Irish gardener Diarmuid Gavin picked up an award for his design at the Chelsea Flower Show yesterday and found himself entangled in another row at the prestigious event.

The National Lottery is advising people to play Lotto early this weekend to avoid the queues.

The National Lottery has appealed to the winner of the €5.6m Christmas Eve Lotto jackpot to come forward and collect his or her prize.

The National Lottery has warned that the winner of a €200,000 Lotto Plus Two jackpot on April 16 only has until 5.30pm tomorrow to collect the prize money.

The National Lottery has warned that the 90-day time-limit for claiming a €6m jackpot is to expire tomorrow.

Tonight's Lotto jackpot is the highest payout on offer since last August.