'I had left the ticket in work': Hospital syndicate's anxious wait for EuroMillions Plus win

“Little did we know we’d be sipping champagne in the National Lottery a few days later.”

A syndicate of hospital administration staff have collected their €500,000 EuroMillions Plus prize.

The 18-person syndicate from the Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, Co Galway were in the National Lottery headquarters today to collect their winnings, which will amount to €28,000 each.