A raffle for an apartment in Cork has seen ticket sales from as far afield as Canada and Australia, according to organisers.

A soccer club in Co Dublin is selling raffle tickets to would-be homeowners for a two-bed property near Balbriggan.

A family home worth €280,000 is being raffled to raise funds for a GAA club in Louth.

A gun shop in Chicago is offering a semi-automatic weapon as the top prize in a raffle to raise funds for the victims of the nightclub shooting in Orlando.