Cork Lotto player becomes Ireland's newest millionaire

National Lottery will announce winning store location on Monday as Cork player scoops €1m top prize

A lucky Cork Lotto player has got their new year off to a great start after becoming Ireland's newest millionaire.

The Co Cork player scooped the top prize of €1m in last night's Millionaire Raffle draw.

The National Lottery will announce the winning store location on Monday.

 Five other players in Carlow, Dublin, and Kilkenny will also be celebrating today after winning other top-tier prizes of €100,000.

The winning locations for the five prizes of €100,000 were sold in Raths Supermarket, Pollerton Rd, Carlow; Tuthills, Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Dublin; XL Dundrum, Dublin, Dunnes Stores, The Square, Tallaght, and online in Kilkenny.

Check numbers

More than 6,000 players also won between €500 and €1m in last night’s draw. The National Lottery is today urging ticket-holders to check their numbers to see if they have kicked 2023 off with a win. 

 “We are appealing to all our players who had a ticket for last night’s New Year’s Eve Millionaire Raffle draw to check their tickets carefully today," said a spokesperson for the National Lottery.

"If you were one of the biggest winners of the night who won the €1m and €100,000 prizes, sign the back of your ticket and contact the National Lottery claims team on 1800 666 222 or email [e-mail] and arrangements will be made for the prize to be paid. 

"And of course, the Cork, Carlow, Dublin, and Kilkenny players were not the only winners from last night. We saw over 6,000 other players welcome the new year with windfalls."

• A full list of winning ticket numbers is available on www.lottery.ie