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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Irish punter nabs life-changing €250k in latest Lotto draw as bosses reveal winning ticket location
A LOTTO punter is celebrating after bagging a life-changing prize in Wednesday night's Lotto Plus 2 draw. The lucky winner has scooped a whopping €250,000 prize. 2 Over 65,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws The The winning numbers for the Those lucky numbers for the main Lotto draw were 6, 8, 11, 21, 40, 41 and the bonus was 17. There was no winner of the Lotto jackpot worth €5,386,328. Read more in Money Over 65,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws. There was also no winner of the Lotto Plus 1 top prize worth of €1,000.000. The lucky numbers for the The winning raffle number is 9691. Most read in Money There were also 58 winners of the raffle prize each receiving €500 each. The winner has been urged to check their clips carefully, sign them immediately and keep them safe if it's the winning ticket. Homeless man scores 'life-changing' $1m lottery jackpot - but winner facing 'very thorough vetting process' They have been urged to make contact with the prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ And arrangements will be made for them to claim their top prize in Meanwhile, a lucky winner has told how it "still doesn't feel real" after collecting a The player bought his ticket at Moloney's Daybreak in Carrigkerry, Athea, Co ANOTHER BIG WIN He said: 'I was just grabbing a few bits for the family when I asked the shop assistant if I was too late for a EuroMillions ticket. "She told me I was just in the nick of time, and that ticket turned out to be the big one!' His partner shared a laugh in the winners' room, saying: 'It's funny because all weekend he kept joking, asking if I thought he might have the winning ticket. "We heard it was won in Limerick, but he kept putting off checking it!' FAMILY HOME DREAM Now €255,000 richer, the couple are fast-tracking their dream of building a new family home. They said: 'It's been a long journey, but this win means we can finally move things along. "We're over the moon, and it still doesn't feel real!' This series of special EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffles guarantees players a top-up in the prize fund for all nine draws, every Tuesday and Friday, over the month of May. Typically, every draw produces ten winners of the €5,000 Ireland Only Raffle prize . But this month, in addition to the normal Raffle prize, one winner in each draw this month will win a dazzling €250,000 on top of the usual €5,000 Raffle prize. TOP LOTTO WINS 28-Jun-08 Dan Morrissey Syndicate from Carlow claim Ireland's biggest ever win of 18,963,441. 14-Apr-10 Waterford couple purchase their winning ticket at Easons store in Dungarvan Co. Waterford worth 16,717,717. 23-Oct-10 Dublin man wins massive jackpot with ticket bought at Donnybrook Fair in Dublin 4 worth 16,390,239 28-Jul-07 The Cunningham family from Cork City become Lotto multi-millionaires after buying their ticket at their local Centra store in Farranree, Co. Cork. They won 16,185,749 26-Apr-08 Family from Co. Dublin share the mega jackpot with a lucky ticket from Rowlagh Newsagent in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 worth 15,658,143. 12-Mar-08 Kildare couple buy their life-changing ticket in Tesco, Newbridge Co. Kildare worth 14,543,033. 18-Apr-09 Dublin couple purchase their winning ticket at the Spar store in Glenageary, Co Dublin worth 14,530,193. 26-Mar-11 Two separate players in Cavan and Cork each share the jackpot of 14,037,236. 23-Jan-16 Winning ticket purchased at Carey's store in Belmullet, Co Mayo worth 13,793,435. 22-Dec-07 Winning ticket sold at News & Choose store in in Loughrea, Co Galway worth 13,295,379. 27-May-09 Dalkey Post Office, Co. Dublin sells the lucky winning ticket worth 13,150,324. 01-Sept-21 It could be you!€13 Million (EST) 2 The lucky winner has scooped a whopping €250,000 prize Credit: Getty
Irish Examiner
11-05-2025
- Irish Examiner
Brother of murdered Valerie French Kilroy writing book about her death and its aftermath
The brother of murdered West Cork mother of three Valerie French Kilroy has written a book about her tragic death and its terrible aftermath. David French is also campaigning to change the law in his late sister's name to protect other families. Valerie's Law would strip someone convicted of intentionally killing their children's other parent of guardianship rights. Currently, there "is a loophole in child safety in Ireland" because people who kill their partners or ex-partners fully retain guardianship of any shared children, Mr French said. The book For Valerie by David French will be available from Thursday, May 15, and can be pre-ordered via Easons. 'The point of the book is to fill out the picture of who Valerie was, what she was like, and what the dynamics of the relationship were as well,' Mr French said. Mr French thoroughly researched domestic homicide following his sister's death. 'When you see the research, you see that all the women are different, they're all individuals, but all the killers are remarkably similar. They usually show up as fairly manipulative, fairly charming, but very narcissistic 'You see so many similarities in these women's stories. This book is for Valerie, but many other brothers and sisters could write the same thing about their loved ones.' Writing the book was useful as a way to work through the case over the five years the family waited for it to go to trial and then re-trial, he said. Once the verdict was given, Mr French had a manuscript ready. 'So it was good to write it because you make sense out of things by writing. It is helpful. You see the similarities across other cases. You sit down and look at what was happening and what the dynamics were, and that side of it sometimes gets lost in all the usual emotion and grief 'You look all these problems that come from a central place and a system almost in denial that this happens." Appeal system Highlighting the huge amount of 'aftermath' for a victim's family — between court proceedings, handling wills and probate, dealing with all of their loved one's affairs — was another point to the book, he said. 'The perpetrator just sits around inside the prison, playing ball, and the victim's family is left cleaning up the mess,' he said. And the killer, James Kilroy, is now appealing, he said. 'But 98% of killers do," Mr French said. 'The system just runs on its own. If you're the perpetrator and you're not happy with the sentence, you just say 'appeal' and then people go and do the work for you. You can go back to watching TV or whatever you're doing. We're about six years after the murder — so he's halfway to his first parole application, which comes in 12 years 'They always have something in the near future to look forward to.' Writing the book also helped inform the campaign for Valerie's Law, highlighting problems with the current system. Two bills are now being proposed — by the Social Democrats and by Government — to bring Valerie's Law into Irish law, Mr French said. 'It does seem like everyone's on the same side at the moment [opposition and government parties],' Mr French said. 'It goes to the justice committee next," he added. A meeting was also held in April with the European commissioner for justice, Michael McGrath, and MEP Kathleen Funchion in Brussels to discuss Valerie's Law in the EU. Guardianship rights Valerie was "savagely slaughtered" by her husband James Kilroy, who showed no remorse and tried to avoid accountability for her murder, Mr French said. Kilroy was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison last July. However, despite a murder conviction, the killer retains his guardianship rights over their children. This means the murderer has a right to know where they live, how they are progressing in school, and to be involved in major decisions affecting their lives, Mr French said. 'This is a loophole in child safety in Ireland," Mr French said. Children exist in their own right and are not stepping stones in the rehabilitation of others. Their safety, privacy, rights, and opinions have to be taken into account In May 2024, Britain enacted Jade's Law so that a person who is convicted of killing their partner or ex-partner will lose their parental responsibility for their children from that relationship, Mr French said. 'The law in Ireland also needs to change so that when someone is convicted of a killing there would be an automatic removal of guardianship of any children shared with the victim. 'We need legislation to protect children from killers by placing this recommendation into law as soon as possible," he said.
