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The Irish Sun
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- General
- The Irish Sun
Lucky Irish Lotto punter bags huge six-figure sum but narrowly misses out on €6m jackpot as winning numbers revealed
A LUCKY Irish Lotto punter is celebrating tonight after a huge six-figure win - but the eye-watering €6.5m jackpot has gone unclaimed again. In total, over 97,000 players won Advertisement And one player is sure to be celebrating tonight, after winning a whopping €259,089. The huge jackpot in the main The numbers in tonight's draw were: 5, 7, 22, 23, 36 and 47. The bonus number drawn was 19. Advertisement READ MORE IN MONEY One player managed to match five numbers along with the bonus, winning a handsome €259,089. There was no winner of the top prize in the Lotto Plus 1 draw either, which sits at €1,000,000. The numbers drawn in this draw were: 5, 6, 16, 25, 28 and 36. The bonus number was 31. Advertisement MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN And the top prize of €250,000 in the Lotto Plus 2 draw also went unclaimed tonight. Penneys 'Lotto Lovelies' collect huge cheque at National Lottery HQ The numbers pulled in this draw were: 3, 8, 14, 30, 34 and 35. The bonus number was 6. And the winning raffle number tonight was 7500. Advertisement There were 86 winners of the Raffle Prize, with each receiving €500. Elsewhere, players in one county are being urged to check their tickets as a Bosses at are appealing to players in Dublin to check their Daily Million Plus tickets. One player managed to bag a huge prize of €500,000 in the Daily Million Plus draw held at 2pm on Friday, March 28. Advertisement The winning ticket is held by someone in the Stillorgan area of South DEADLINE APPROACHING The winning Quick Pick ticket was bought at The winning Daily Million Plus numbers from that draw were: 17, 22, 23, 25, 30, 37. The bonus number pulled was 32. Advertisement All winners have 90 days to claim their prize from the date of the draw. This means that the Dublin winner has until the close of business on Thursday, June 26 - only three weeks away. 1 The jackpot went unclaimed again Credit: Crispin Rodwell - The Sun Dublin Advertisement
Extra.ie
19-05-2025
- Business
- Extra.ie
Rents rising at the fastest pace since records began
Rents are rising at their fastest pace since records began, according to the latest report from property market website They were up by an average of 3.4% in the first three months of the year, 'one of the largest three-month increases in the last two decades', the report says. The average 'open-market rent' nationwide in the first three months of the year was €2,023 per month, up almost €200 from a year ago. It is also nearly three times as high as the report low of €765 in 2011. Pic: Crispin Rodwell/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rents are also 48% higher than before the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020. In the year to March, market rents rose by 5.8% in Dublin and by 8.6% elsewhere, the smallest gap in inflation rates in two years. After a period of subdued pressure on rents in Dublin, due to a large volume of new rental housing coming on the market, inflation in the capital is converging with price rises elsewhere. The sharpest rise was in Limerick city, up more than 20% to €2,405. In Waterford, market rents in March were up 9.9% year-on-year, while in Cork and Galway cities, they were up 13.6% and 12.6% respectively. Pic: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Outside the big cities, rent in Leinster and Connacht-Ulster is up just over 5%, while rents in Munster were 11.5% higher. There were just more than 2,300 homes available to rent nationwide on May 1, down 14%. This is the third lowest total for May in 20 years and close to half the 2015 to 2019 average for availability of homes to rent. Trinity College Dublin economics professor Ronan Lyons, author of the report, pointed out that the average open-market rent nationwide exceeds €2,000 a month for the first time, up from less than €1,400 just five years ago. Pic: Leah Farrell/ Mr Lyons added: 'The sustained increases in rents in the open market are being driven by an acute and worsening shortage of rental housing. 'Unfortunately, changes made to rent controls in 2021 dramatically reduced the ability of Ireland's rental sector to attract the capital needed for new supply, the ultimate remedy for the shortage. 'The opportunity exists for the Government to reform those controls and facilitate the emergence of a new pipeline of rental homes. Nonetheless, further supports will be needed to encourage new rental supply outside of the Greater Dublin Area.' Pic: Shutterstock He added: 'The irony is that the last Government scrapped pro-supply policies just as they were beginning to show their effects – with market rents in Dublin largely static in 2023, due to lots of new completions, even as rents surged in other cities. 'Instead, policy relied on increases in direct funding, rather than channelling others' savings, to try to keep completions up. 'The results have been predictable, if very disheartening. Having risen by almost 7% in 2023, the national average dragged down by Dublin's new supply, market rents rose by a further 6% in 2024. Pic: Getty Images 'That's 13 straight years, since 2011, of rising rents.' Countrywide, market rents rose by an average of 3.4% between December and March. This is the joint-second largest increase in market rents (after 2022 Q3) on record, in a series of records that goes back 19 years. Prof Lyons added: 'The national rate of inflation in market rents – at 4.9% – is at its lowest rate in three years and down dramatically from the 14.1% that had been recorded in mid-2022. Pic: Getty Images 'Meanwhile, the availability of homes to rent in Dublin had almost doubled, year-on-year, in late 2023. 'On October 1 last, there were almost 1,500 homes available to rent in the capital compared to just 800 on the same date a year previously. 'Since then, the availability of rental homes in Dublin has fallen, rather than risen, although at least some of that is seasonal. There were just over 1,200 homes available to rent in Dublin on May 1, up only 4% year-on-year. 'This represents the good news. But even then, the good news is not about rents becoming more affordable, after a decade of almost uninterrupted growth. 'Rather it is about rents increasing at a slower rate than in recent years. For more rents to become more affordable, there needs to be a greater supply relative to demand. But while demand has grown, supply remains very tight. 'This is true even in Dublin, where, according to the analysis in this report, over 125 purpose-built rental developments [that have been] opened since 2016 have added over 10,000 new rental homes,' Prof Lyons concluded.
Scottish Sun
22-04-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Urgent warning to Scots after ‘extremely contagious' outbreak
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A SCOTTISH health board has issued an urgent warning following an "extremely contagious" outbreak. NHS Borders has urged people not to visit loved ones in hospital amid an increase in the number of patients with norovirus. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 The health board is experiencing significant pressure with long waits for admission to the Borders General Hospital Credit: Crispin Rodwell 3 Norovirus is a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea Credit: Getty The illness is a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. In a statement, the health board said it is experiencing "significant pressure across the healthcare system with long waits for admission to the Borders General Hospital." Anyone feeling unwell or experiencing symptoms of infection is being urged to not visit family or friends in healthcare settings. This can help prevent the spread of illnesses to vulnerable patients who are more susceptible to tummy bugs and other common illnesses which visitors can unknowingly pass on. Hand hygiene is the most effective way to protect yourself and your family and friends from infections. When you are attending hospitals or health centres, wash your hands with soap and water or use the hand gel dispensers available on entering and leaving the building, and individual wards and departments. Sarah Horan, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals, said: "Norovirus is circulating in our communities. We know how much it means to visit loved ones in hospital, but we must do everything we can to reduce the spread of illnesses. "What feels like a minor stomach bug or cold to you could have serious consequences if passed on to someone who is already unwell. "It is therefore essential that everyone plays their part in preventing the spread of these infections. "One of the simplest ways of protecting yourself and your loved ones is by regularly washing your hands with warm water and soap. What are the norovirus symptoms and how long does the winter vomiting bug last? "Hand sanitiser is conveniently placed around healthcare settings, so when you see it, please use it, especially if soap and water is not immediately available. "By staying home if you are feeling ill and practising good hand hygiene when visiting healthcare settings, you are playing a vital role in keeping our patients, staff and wider communities safe." Norovirus symptoms Norovirus, also called the winter vomiting bug, is a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. It can be very unpleasant, but usually gets better in about 2 days. Symptoms of norovirus The main symptoms of norovirus usually start suddenly and may include: feeling sick being sick (vomiting) diarrhoea You may also have: a high temperature a headache tummy pain body aches and pains Although it's sometimes called the winter vomiting bug, you can get norovirus at any time of year. Source: NHS
