Shhh... 53 Dáil ushers share €1m Easter Lotto win

BAD economic news has echoed through the corridors of power for months and it appeared nothing could bring cheer to Leinster House after last week’s horror budget.

Shhh... 53 Dáil ushers share €1m Easter Lotto win

But the gloom was lifted yesterday and cheery smiles could be seen on the faces of Oireachtas staff left behind to hold the fort while TDs and senators took off on their Easter holidays.

It wasn’t just because the Dáil and Seanad were not sitting and they had fewer grumpy politicians to deal with. The good news rumours circulated around lunchtime the 53 Dáil ushers were the lucky “Easter Millionaires” who won the e1 million in the special Lotto raffle at the weekend.

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