Honeymooners scoop San Fran trip thanks to a lucky uncle

They might be lucky in love, but a gift from an even luckier uncle saw honeymooners Donal and Karen Desmond jet off on a second trip of a lifetime with just days to spare.

Many people spend years planning a second honeymoon, but these newlyweds from Mallow, Co Cork, had just nine days in between their honeymoon in Gran Canaria and a luxury trip laid on by the National Lottery in San Francisco.

“It really is a once in a lifetime trip,” said Donal, a soldier based in Collins Barracks in Cork.