The community in Bealadangan is buzzing after the news that a €1 million winning lotto ticket was sold there over the weekend.
A luck player in claimed the €1 million prize in Saturday night’s Lotto Plus 1 draw.
The National Lottery has now said that the ticket was sold at Costcutter in the Connemara village of Bealadangan.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold at the store on Saturday, November 20.
Noel Daniels, who only recently took over the running of the store, was thrilled to hear that one of his customers became Ireland’s latest millionaire over the weekend.
“We still can’t believe it! The whole community is absolutely buzzing knowing that one of our near neighbours could be a Lotto millionaire.”
“Word of the win has started to spread locally so we’re going to enjoy the next few days and hopefully the winner checks their ticket and claims their prize just before Christmas!”
“We are located in a rural area but the store services quite a large surrounding community and we’re overjoyed knowing that it could be one of those people.”
There was another millionaire created on Sunday, as a player Tallaght won the Daily Millions prize.
This ticket was sold at the Mace store in Tallaght Business Park in Killinarden, Dublin 24 the very same day as the draw.
Store Manager Niall Malone was thrilled to get the good news “We’ve been telling all of our customers who have come into the shop so far this morning to check their tickets carefully.”
“There’s a great buzz around the place as all of the staff are excited to hear the news too. We have lots of local customers so hopefully it’s someone in the area who has won the €1 million.”
“They might not have even realised their luck yet – hopefully they check their ticket soon to find out that it’s worth €1 million!”
The two biggest winners from the weekend are advised to sign the back of their tickets and to keep them safe.
The Galway and Dublin winners should make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie and arrangements will be made for them to claim their life-changing prizes.
