A shop owner who sold a winning €500,000 All or Nothing Lottery ticket to a first-time player is hoping the win will brighten the life of a person, who may have been affected by the recent floods.

A solicitor offering his services free to flood victims in a Cork town said almost all claims for liability have been accepted by insurance companies.

Three local authorities in Cork are to be granted €700,000 to help with “exceptional costs” incurred as a result of recent flooding.

OVER 150 houses and some 200 commercial properties were severely damaged in Co Cork during recent flooding.