DAY seven in the Big Bother household and Dolores is feeling the pressure.

Annual reports show that few semi-State bosses got major wage rises, writes Ian Guider.

LOTTO fans may soon be able to select their numbers via mobile phone or the internet.

By Caroline O'Doherty

Awakening, the dramatic opening event on the River Lee on Saturday, January 8, 2005, marking the start of Cork’s year as European Capital of Culture, will be sponsored by An Post National Lottery Company.

IRISH punters were yesterday primed for bumper lottery payouts of €50 million with the launch of the new European wide EuroMillions game.

A LUCKY Lotto player or players could be in seventh heaven this weekend as the rollover jackpot edges towards €7 million-plus.

A MINIMUM 2 gamble secured a 4.9m windfall for a Lotto punter in the midweek rollover draw.

NATIONAL Lottery chiefs have insisted there is still a lot of love for lotto despite the first fall in profits since play began 16 years ago.

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

New figures show the country is spending more than half a billion euro a year on the national lottery.