Factory workers bag E870,000 each in fifth-largest Lotto win

Vivion Kilfeather

The 20-year-old Dublin man was one of eight young pet food factory workers with cat-who-got-the-cream smiles yesterday as they collected winnings of close to E1 million each.

But Mr Cooling had more reason to celebrate than the others. He had recently taken the place of a colleague who dropped out of the syndicate.