Holder of €1m ticket loses out

If the owner of a €1 million winning Lotto ticket finds it today, they will feel a proper April fool as the deadline for claiming the prize passed late yesterday afternoon.

The National Lottery Christmas Millionaire Raffle ticket number 179740 was bought at the Topaz Service Station on Lower Tivoli Road in Cork on December 21 last.

Since then, the National Lottery launched a media campaign to try and find the ticket holder.