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The Irish Sun
10-07-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
‘Such a great surprise' says lucky punter as Cork and Dublin Lotto players collect life-changing prizes
LUCKY punters from Cork and Dublin have collected Lotto prizes worth a life-changing €270,000 this week. The delighted players revealed how they found out about their 1 Punters from Cork and Dublin have collected their shared winnings of over €270,000 Credit: Getty Images - Getty The lucky ticket was a Quick Pick purchased at Circle K Blarney, Tower Filling Station in Tower, Blarney, Co Cork. The winner explained that they had visited the shop on a sunny day only to buy an ice cream and decided at the last minute to play the And with an error resulting in fewer lines on the ticket, something told them it was worth keeping. READ MORE IN MONEY They said: 'I remember the day so well, it was an absolute scorcher! 'I popped in for an ice cream and on a whim, grabbed a Lotto ticket. I usually go for four lines, but the cashier accidentally printed just two. 'I had a feeling I couldn't let that ticket go!' After the draw, the player celebrated quietly with close MOST READ IN MONEY Meanwhile, a The group, who have been playing together for nine years, only discovered the win recently because the notification email landed in an inbox they rarely checked. We run 'world's luckiest shop' & have sold 3 winning lotto tickets in 6 months Once the news was shared, members were delighted and quickly began planning They said: 'We only found out recently because the email notification went to an inbox we rarely check. 'We sent an email around to everyone in the syndicate, and the replies came flooding in. 'Everyone was just so thrilled, it was such a great surprise!' And players are now being reminded of tonight's Lotto jackpot. Estimated at a whopping €10.5 million, tickets are available in-store, online and via the National Lottery app until the 7.45pm sales deadline. €1MILLION TICKET LOCATION REVEALED This comes after lotto bosses have revealed the lucky shop where a life-changing ticket worth €1MILLION was sold. The The punter won an incredible €1,000,000 in last night's special Lotto Plus Raffle. They purchased their ticket at Ely's Centra, Clerihan Village Centre, Co. Tipperary, on Thursday. The Lotto Plus Raffle usually sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in each draw. However, Saturday night's draw included a special event: every ticket with the winning raffle number was entered into a once-off random draw, where one ticket was selected to win an additional €1,000,000. While all 104 ticketholders with the winning number received the standard €500 prize, one fortunate Tipperary player walked away with a life-changing total of €1,000,500. The winning raffle number was: 9416.
Irish Daily Mirror
08-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
Over 42,000 players in Ireland scoop prizes in EuroMillions draw
Thousands of Irish EuroMillions players snapped up prizes in Tuesday's draw. While there was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot, worth life changing €74,533,673, in total, over 42,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games - including 10 winners of the Ireland only raffle. The winning numbers in the main draw were: 1, 8, 9, 18, 50 and the Lucky Stars 1 and 5. The lucky winners of the Ireland only raffle each scooped a €5,000 prize in the draw. The following codes are winners: There was also no winner of the Plus top prize, worth €500,000, but again plenty of players won prizes, including 44 who grabbed a €2,000 prize. The winning numbers were: 1, 11, 22, 43 and 49. Meanwhile, the search is on to find Ireland's latest millionaire, who scooped a life-changing prize in a special Lotto Plus Raffle event over the weekend. The player stands to pocket an astonishing €1,000,500 after their ticket was selected in the Saturday, July 5 draw. While the Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw, last night saw one player enjoy an even higher windfall due to the special event. Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number drawn were entered into a once-off random draw where one ticket was selected to win an additional prize of €1 million. While every ticket holder who had the winning Raffle number won €500, one player won €1 million, in addition to the usual €500 prize. The winning Raffle number was: 9416. The National Lottery has issued an appeal for all punters to check their numbers carefully. As part of the appeal, they named the shop and location where the golden ticket was purchased. It has been confirmed that the winning ticket was bought at Ely's Centra in Clerihan Village Centre, Co Tipperary, on Thursday, July 3.
Irish Daily Mirror
07-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
No winner of EuroDreams top prize in Ireland, but thousands win prizes
No Irish Lotto player managed to snap up the EuroDreams top prize in Monday's draw, but thousands of punters won prizes. One player in Belgium won the life changing prize of €20,000 per month after matching six numbers and the dream number, while over 21,000 players in Ireland won prizes. The winning numbers were: 8, 14, 17, 24, 26, 29 and the dream number 3. Meanwhile, the search is on to find Ireland's latest millionaire, who scooped a life-changing prize in a special Lotto Plus Raffle event over the weekend. The player stands to pocket an astonishing €1,000,500 after their ticket was selected in the Saturday, July 5 draw. While the Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw, last night saw one player enjoy an even higher windfall due to the special event. Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number drawn were entered into a once-off random draw where one ticket was selected to win an additional prize of €1 million. While every ticket holder who had the winning Raffle number won €500, one player won €1 million, in addition to the usual €500 prize. The winning Raffle number was: 9416. The National Lottery has issued an appeal for all punters to check their numbers carefully. As part of the appeal, they named the shop and location where the golden ticket was purchased. It has been confirmed that the winning ticket was bought at Ely's Centra in Clerihan Village Centre, Co Tipperary, on Thursday, July 3. The winner is set to become the 14th National Lottery millionaire of 2025, but at the time of writing, they have yet to come forward.
Irish Independent
06-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Tipperary lotto player becomes a millionaire in special draw
The July 5 lotto draw saw a player in Clerihan, Tipperary win €1,000,000 in a special Lotto Plus Raffle event after purchasing their ticket at Ely's Centra in Clerihan village earlier this week. Speaking on the win, store owner Robert Ely said: 'We took over the shop just two years ago, so this win feels like the perfect anniversary surprise! It's incredible to think that a life-changing ticket was sold right here in our store. "Huge congratulations to the winner, we're absolutely delighted for you and wish you all the best of luck. What a moment for Clerihan!,' he added. The Lotto Plus Raffle usually sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in each draw. However, Saturday night's draw included a special event: every ticket with the winning raffle number was entered into a once-off random draw, where one ticket was selected to win an additional €1,000,000. While 104 ticketholders walked away with the standard prize, one lucky player with the winning raffle number 9416 struck gold. Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery, said: 'Over 109,000 players won prizes in Saturday's draw, but it was a Clerihan player who topped the lot becoming Ireland's newest millionaire. "We're encouraging all our players in Tipperary to check their tickets very carefully today because for one winner, it's no longer a long way to Tipperary, it's a fast track to millionaire status with a ticket now worth a life-changing €1,000,500!' Outside of the million euro prize, additional prizes offered following the draw ranged from €2 to just over €5,000. There was no winner of the jackpot prize of over €10,000,000 or of the two top prizes of €1,000,000 and €250,000. Lotto Plus draws are held every Wednesday and Saturday and the draws can be seen live on RTÉ One at 7.55pm. The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and to keep it safe. They should make contact with our prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ and arrangements will be made for them to collect their prize in Lotto HQ. The Tipperary win comes after an Irish person won €250 million in the Euromillions jackpot last month. It was revealed the winning ticket was sold in Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street, Cork.
Irish Daily Mirror
06-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
'Someone bought a €1m Lotto ticket in my tiny shop, I have a message for them'
The search is on to find Ireland's latest millionaire, who scooped a life-changing prize in a special Lotto Plus Raffle event over the weekend. The player stands to pocket an astonishing €1,000,500 after their ticket was selected in the Saturday, July 5 draw. While the Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw, last night saw one player enjoy an even higher windfall due to the special event. Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number drawn were entered into a once-off random draw where one ticket was selected to win an additional prize of €1 million. While every ticket holder who had the winning Raffle number won €500, one player won €1 million, in addition to the usual €500 prize. The winning Raffle number was: 9416. The National Lottery has issued an appeal for all punters to check their numbers carefully. As part of the appeal, they named the shop and location where the golden ticket was purchased. It has been confirmed that the winning ticket was bought at Ely's Centra in Clerihan Village Centre, Co Tipperary, on Thursday, July 3. The winner is set to become the 14th National Lottery millionaire of 2025, but at the time of writing, they have yet to come forward. Speaking about the win, store owner Robert Ely sent a message to the winner. He said: "We took over the shop just two years ago, so this win feels like the perfect anniversary surprise! It's incredible to think that a life-changing ticket was sold right here in our store. Huge congratulations to the winner, we're absolutely delighted for you and wish you all the best of luck. What a moment for Clerihan!" While there was no winner of the Lotto jackpot worth €10,070,226, in total, over 109,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws, including the one player in Clerihan who won the special Lotto Plus Raffle top-up prize of €1,000,000. Emma Monaghan, spokesperson for the National Lottery said: "Over 109,000 players won prizes in Saturday's draw, but it was a Clerihan player who topped the lot becoming Ireland's newest millionaire. We're encouraging all our players in Tipperary to check their tickets very carefully today because for one winner, it's no longer a long way to Tipperary, it's a fast track to millionaire status with a ticket now worth a life-changing €1,000,500!" The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and to keep it safe. They should make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ and arrangements will be made for them to collect their life-changing prize in Lotto HQ.
