New millionaire made in West of Ireland town following €7.5m Lotto win
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New millionaire made in West of Ireland town following €7.5m Lotto win

IRELAND has its newest millionaire after National Lottery bosses announced there was one lucky winner of a massive €7.5 million jackpot in last night's Lotto draw.

Lottery bosses announced this morning that the lucky winner was a customer of a shop in Thurles, Co Tipperary, who is now exactly €7,545,870 richer.

The ticket was sold in Eason in Thurles Shopping Centre in Co. Tipperary.

Store Manager Deirdre O'Toole told The Irish Times: "We are all so excited for the lucky customer. We have no idea who it is – hopefully one of our regulars."

She added: "There’s a very local bunch of customers who buy lotto tickets here every week. Most are buying small amounts, though there are a few syndicates as well. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

There was also one winner of the Lotto Plus 2 draw, with someone in the North of Ireland holding a ticket worth €250,000.