€289.7m transferred to Exchequer for 'Good Causes' The Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery (ORNL) said a record €289.7m was transferred to the Exchequer for Good Causes in 2021 - … Business • 19 Oct
Calls for more public info on National Lottery funds The Comptroller and Auditor General, the State's spending watchdog, has published its latest report on the accounts of the public services. Business • 30 Sep
National Lottery ticket sales exceeded €1bn last year National Lottery ticket sales exceeded €1 billion for the first time last year, up 14.7% on the previous year, according to operator Premier Lotteries Ireland … Business • 22 Jul
Castlebar shop that sold winning Lotto ticket revealed The winner of the National Lottery's biggest jackpot prize has made contact as the shop that sold the winning ticket is named as Laura's XL … Connacht • 19 Jan
Winning €19m Lotto jackpot ticket sold in Castlebar The winning ticket for Saturday night's €19 million Lottery jackpot was sold in Castlebar, Co Mayo. Connacht • 17 Jan
Lotto 'must-win' draw on Saturday as jackpot unclaimed The National Lottery has confirmed it will hold a must-win draw this Saturday, after more than seven months without a jackpot winner. Ireland • 13 Jan
Fine Gael TD calls for Lotto to be more 'winnable' A Fine Gael TD has called on the operator of the National Lottery to make the draw more "winnable" and said there should be an … Ireland • 19 Nov 21
Online sales boost National Lottery's 2020 sales Ticket sales for National Lottery games increased to a total of €918.9m in 2020, up from €884.5m in 2019. Business • 17 Nov 21
One winner of €12.7m Lotto jackpot There was one winner of tonight's Lotto jackpot, worth €12,740,043, the biggest jackpot win in almost four years. Ireland • 15 Apr 21
National Lottery draws delayed due to technical issues The National Lottery has said that technical problems that prevented four Daily Million draws taking place have been resolved. Ireland • 14 Sep 20
Winning €7.3m Lotto jackpot ticket sold in Co Galway The search is on in the west of Ireland for the winner of last night's €7.3m Lotto jackpot with the winning ticket sold in Co … Ireland • 16 Aug 20
Seller of €6.9m ticket 'bursting to share the news' The owner of the family-run service station in Cork city where Saturday night's €6.9 million lotto jackpot winning ticket was sold said he was "absolutely … Ireland • 23 Jun 20
Kerry Lotto winner must wait to collect €9.7m jackpot The winner of last Saturday's Lotto draw of €9.7 million has made contact with the National Lottery but will be unable to collect the jackpot … Munster • 23 Apr 20
Tipperary woman on winning streak on lottery show A Tipperary grandmother is to appear on Winning Streak, just four months after she won €40,000 on the same show. National Lottery • 21 Feb 20
Winning EuroMillions ticket worth €17m sold in Connacht The winning ticket for last night's Euromillions jackpot worth €17m was sold in Connacht, the National Lottery has said. Connacht • 12 Feb 20
Independent probe urged over Lottery scratch card error Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affaris Simon Coveney has said there needs to be an independent investigation into the exclusion of four prizes from the … Politics • 12 Dec 19
Lottery apologises after €180k scratch card error The National Lottery has apologised after four top prizes totalling €180,000 were not included for players to win in three of its 178 scratch card … Ireland • 11 Dec 19
€11.2m winning ticket bought with chicken roll change A €11.2 million-winning Lotto ticket was sold to a Co Wicklow man who had decided to treat himself to a chicken fillet roll after receiving … Ireland • 02 Sep 19
Winner of €11.2m Lotto jackpot yet to come forward The winner of Wednesday's €11.2 million Lotto jackpot has not yet come forward. The winning ticket was sold at the Spar store on Monastery Road … Leinster • 23 Aug 19
Winning €11.2m Lotto ticket sold in Wicklow There was one winner of last night's Lotto jackpot worth €11.2m, with the ticket sold in Co Wicklow. Ireland • 22 Aug 19
TDs bid to ban lottery betting at bookies TDs have debated a proposal to ban bookmakers from allowing punters bet on "lottery type games". Politics • 10 Jul 19
One winner of €6.2m Lotto jackpot There has been one winner of tonight's €6.2 million Lotto jackpot. Ireland • 18 May 19
New chief executive named at Premier Lotteries Ireland Premier Lotteries Ireland, which runs the National Lottery, has appointed Andrew Algeo as its new chief executive. Business • 08 May 19
Lotto winner arrives in style to collect €1m prize A 23-year-old farmer has collected a €1m prize from the National Lottery that he won in Saturday night's Lotto Plus 1 draw. Ulster • 02 Apr 19
Under 18s 'not refused' lottery scratch cards - report A report by the Office of the Regulator of the National Lottery (ORNL) has found that 38% of underage mystery shoppers were not refused National … Ireland • 23 Jan 19
