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The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Irish postmistress goes public after landing huge five-figure Lotto sum and declares ‘I'm over the moon with the win'
A KERRY postmistress was "over the moon" with her Lotto winnings of more than €30,000 this week. Mairead Doyle of Asdee celebrated after winning €30,570 in the main 3 Mairead Doyle celebrated after winning €30,570 Credit: 3 The lucky player celebrated the win with her brother and sister Credit: There were smiles all around Ballybunion, as the lucky player celebrated winning the main Lotto draw. Mairead won the jackpot after purchasing her winning ticket the day of the draw. After matching five numbers and the bonus, the Kerry native won a whopping €30,570. Since she won the draw on January 8, Mairead went to Lotto HQ in March to collect their prize. Read more in money Her winning Quick Pick ticket was bought from Cahill's SuperValu, Main Street, Ballybunion, Co. When asked about her Lotto luck she said: "I'm over the moon with the win – as you can tell! "I was a postmistress in Asdee for over 45 years, and everyday I'd be selling National Lottery tickets and Scratch Cards and of course chatting with customers about their dreams of what they would do if they ever won! "I've seen so many happy faces over the years as people collect their prizes from the Post Office, so it's been lovely to experience the same joy myself." Most read in The Irish Sun While Mairead has no immediate plans for the money she is having fun thinking of all the ways to spend it. She added that it's a lovely feeling for her to have options. We run 'world's luckiest shop' & have sold 3 winning lotto tickets in 6 months The long-serving Kerry An Her winning ticket was purchased from The Grove Service Station, Baylough, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. She told Lotto bosses, 'I've been playing the Lotto for years and I watch the draw every Wednesday and Saturday night. The family know it's my time to watch the draw and check my tickets - no interruptions are allowed!' How to play? So how do you actually play the Lotto? To be the next The Lotto is a simple and fun number draw game in which you can pick any six numbers from 1 to 47. At each draw six random numbers are drawn, along with one bonus number. Winning the jackpot requires players to match all six main numbers drawn. But other prizes can be won by matching at least two main numbers plus the Bonus Ball. 3 The winning spot was Cahill's Supervalue in Ballybunion Credit: 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)
The Irish Sun
13-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
‘Unbelievable' – From €5000 to €255,000 Dublin trio celebrate their huge Euro-millions Ireland only raffle win
A SYNDICATE of three from Dublin were left stunned when their €5,000 raffle prize skyrocketed to a dazzling €255,000. This series of special EuroMillions Ireland-Only Raffles guarantees players a top-up to the prize fund for all nine draws. Advertisement 4 The Dublin locals were overjoyed with their win Credit: 4 The winning ticket was sold in SuperValu in Killester Credit: The group was happy to read that they had won up to €5,000 on their raffle ticket but were quickly surprised with the truth of their winnings. One of the ticket-holders said: "I checked the ticket initially thinking we won €5,000 since the raffle codes matched. "I picked up the phone and called the two boys to tell them the news, and we were all pretty happy with that'. 'But then, I went back and scanned the ticket online and saw 'You've won €250,000'. Advertisement READ MORE ON MONEY "I thought surely that's not right? So, I re-scanned it once more and it was still there. "I had to call them back straight away. We were over the moon." One member said: 'I thought he was phoning me back to say it was all a joke.' Overjoyed with their winnings the three lads gave us an insight on how they might spend their Advertisement Most read in Money The lucky punter said: 'You'd swear my car knows that I won a sum of money because it's just starting to give up on me, so I suppose a new He said the "win means so much" to them. Lotto winner who was 'refused' $83.5m over loophole was not at fault & other players risk being caught out, expert warns One winner explained that he is excited to be able to take care of his family. He said: "We're a large family between children and grandchildren, so it's nice to be able to do that." Advertisement It is a happy ending for this Dublin trio as they can celebrate their unbelievable win. With six more raffles to go, you could have a winning ticket in your hands. Their winning ticket was purchased at the SuperValu in Killester, Howth Road, Dublin 3. EuroMillions Advertisement This life changing offer is available for the month of May. With winners from Meath, Dublin and Limerick , everyone wants to play the lotto. Tickets will be drawn every Tuesday and Thursday over the month of May. Players are reminded that tickets for tonight's draw can be purchased in-store, through the National Lottery app or at ahead of the 7.30pm cut off. Advertisement Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners HERE's all the Irish EuroMillions jackpot winners to date. 1. July 2005: Dolores McNamara from Limerick, was Ireland's first and biggest EuroMillions winner scooping over €115 million. 2. July 2008: A lucky player from Co. Tipperary won a €15 million jackpot with a ticket bought in Carrick-on-Suir in Co. Tipperary. 3. June 2009: A family syndicate shared the jackpot with a British winner, taking home over €29.4 million with a ticket they purchased in Dublin. 4. June 2013: A winning ticket sold in Beaumount, Dublin, shared a EuroMillions jackpot worth over €187 million. A Dublin player earned half of the jackpot and picked up over €93 million. 5. September 2013: A young man from the South East shared a jackpot of over €25 million with a player in Spain, taking home over €12.8 million. 6. April 2014: A jackpot prize worth €15 million was claimed on a ticket sold in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. 7. September 2014: An €86.7 million jackpot was won by a syndicate from Dublin. The ticket was sold in Centra, Ballybrack, Co. Dublin. 8. January 2016: A syndicate of friends won over €66 million, splitting the jackpot of €132,376,632. The ticket was sold in Eason's store, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow. 9. July 2016: 22 colleagues from Dublin Bus won the €23.8 million. The ticket was sold in O'Hanlon's Portarlington. 10. January 2017: A Dublin work syndicate claimed the €88.5 million EuroMillions jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at the Applegreen Service Station on the M1 Northbound in Lusk, Co. Dublin. 11. July 2017: A syndicate from the West of Ireland won a €29 million EuroMillions jackpot. The ticket was sold in Garryduff XL Store on Pound Road, Castlebar in Co. Mayo. 12. December 2017: A small family syndicate from Dublin won €38.9 million on a ticket purchased in The Village Shop in Malahide Shopping Centre 13. June 2018: 32 colleagues from Stakelums Hardware store in Thurles Co. Tipperary share a €17 million EuroMillions jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Eason's Store in Thurles Shopping Centre in Co. Tipperary. 14. February 2019: The Naul Family Syndicate won €175.4 million on a ticket sold in Reilly's Daybreak in Naul, Co. Dublin. 15. February 2020: A Co. Mayo family shared the €17 million jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Mulroy's Londis Store in Castlebar. 16. July 2020: An online player in Dublin won a €49.5 million jackpot which they won with a €2.50 normal play ticket. 17. February 2022: Mid-West ticket holder scoops €30.9 million jackpot with Quick Pick ticket they purchased at Larkin's Gala Service Station in Ballina, Co. Tipperary. 4 Ireland only raffle still has six more prizes to give away Credit: JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY 4 Tickets will be drawn every Tuesday and Thursday in May Credit: JULIEN BEHAL PHOTOGRAPHY
