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LAST UPDATE | 27 Sep 2024
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY has confirmed that the winning ticket from Wednesday’s jackpot was sold at a Mace store in Co Limerick.
The winning ticket worth €5.5 million was purchased at the Mace in Kildimo.
Wednesday’s winner, who becomes the seventh Lotto jackpot winner of 2024, has made contact with the National Lottery.
Store owner Carol Mulcair said her store has has a couple of small wins over the years but nothing of this size.
“It’s great for the area and will definitely create a buzz around the place,” said Mulcair.
She added: “The staff are thrilled too. We’re a very rural, local shop with the same people coming in every day, so I hope it’s one of them. Whoever it is, we’re absolutely delighted for them.”
The National Lottery has confirmed that the Limerick winner has made contact, and arrangements are being made for them to collect their prize.
Anyone lucky enough to scoop a lotto win is reminded that they should sign the back of their winning ticket and treat the ticket as if it were cash.
If the winning ticket was bought in a shop, the prize must be claimed within 90 days of the draw.
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May it bring them great happiness
You could buy a few bike sheds out of that!
Kyle Hayes legal fees sorted
Would you give some money to the staff if it was you?
@Thesaltyurchin: The shop gets a prize too, to be shared among the staff. Not sure how much it is, though.
@Sean O’Dhubhghaill: 50 percent for the shop
Thats correct Sean. “Shop gets €25,000 for selling a Euromillions winner, €10,000 for an Irish Jackpot winner, €3,000 for Lotto Plus 1..” and so on. Always thought if I won I’d give em all 10K or something… Euromillions like! they’d get nothing for the Canadian lotto ;)
5.5 million isnt even a lot these days oh wait it is from where im standing!
Nice congratulations to whoever is. Be gone out this country if was me .
Probably bought by JP Mcmanus
5 million doesn’t go as far as it use too.
@P. V. Aglue: Jaysus, I’d give it a go!
They forgot to put the sponsored tag on this article.
Dolores where art thou.
Anyone wonder why the profits from the Irish Lotto go to the Canadian Teachers Pension Fund?
More stupid than bicycle sheds!
@Rory Wilson: they own the company. Nothing strange about it.
@Rory Wilson:
You’re both out of date by nearly 2 years!!
The Ontario teachers pension board, along with their partners An Post, sold all of their shares in the Irish national lottery company to the owners of the French national lottery, FDJ in January 2023.
The Canadians had been trying to offload it for a while.
Coolaboola
Lotto winnings should be taxed.
No different to CGT.
@Paul: we pay enough tax here on everything
If I won that amount I’d give it all to my charities but I don’t like to talk about it.
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