Irish Lottery winner giving away $44 million fortune

Comment #31

THRIFTY — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:30:01 GMT

This lottery winner should have talked to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, before she made such a big decision.LOL

Comment #30

bluetung1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:57:44 GMT

May God protect you Margaret, for your generosity knows no boundaries.

Comment #29

Get paid — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:13:57 GMT

Pay it forward,good for margaret,I don,t think I would be that generous.But congrats on ur win. Its her money she can do what ever she wants with.

Comment #28

dallascowboyfan — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:05:47 GMT

Aww what a good woman may God continue to bless you Mrs. Margaret.

Comment #27

Teddi — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:47:36 GMT

this is an amazingly generous and selfless act and I do hope that it results in good things for her.

But her approach is wrong and very misguided and will only result in a short term boon for the community. This is a feed a man fish vs teach a man to fish cliche. If there are many unemployed people in that community and they aren't unemployed by choice then either there are a lack of jobs in the area or they aren't sufficiently skilled/educated to obtain the jobs available. That money would... [ More ]

Comment #26

Lotteryclubpool — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 13:35:02 GMT

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noise-gate — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:46:24 GMT

What's preventing you from making contact- you not too far from her home base SergeM.

Find out beforehand if she is into Skulls .

Comment #24

SergeM — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:34:05 GMT

I seriously could use a part of that money.

Comment #23

Babes333 — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:30:19 GMT

Great win!!! I can appreciate the great heart and warmth of this lady... A true blessing many ways!

Her concept of reality is she is still thinking she's poor ...she believes she really doesn't deserve it and people will pick her dry like ravens

She needs to do 3 things now before its too late....once this money is gone she will regret it hugely and no one will help.

She can put ....2 million in her own high interest account acct and live on that!!!

She splits the remainder in... [ More ]

Comment #22

mikeintexas — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 08:14:03 GMT

That's what I'm thinking. I figured that if she lives 30 more yrs. and doesn't make a major purchase, the amt. she has decided to keep will allow her close to 1100 bucks/week, not factoring in any interest she'll earn. That's over ten times what she was getting on the dole, so I wonder if she thinks since she survived on that smaller amt., 10x that will do her well.

I'm not familiar with the cost of things in Ireland, but I reckon it's close to the same as is in England. Nearly everything... [ More ]

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mypiemaster — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 02:19:57 GMT

Charity begins at home. Good job, Woman. Please try not to go broke.

Comment #20

dpoly1 — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:55:40 GMT

It is her money to give away, but her simplistic approach will not work.

She will most likely wish that she had kept more of the money.

Comment #19

lottolaughs — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:43:20 GMT

Good for her! I love to hear this. The eye of the needle is wide open for her...she will have no trouble passing through.

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MrLeRoy — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:22:40 GMT

Wow, i can relate to this, and i don`t regret anything. Good job woman !

MrL

Comment #17

IPlayWeekly — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:43:01 GMT

Great heart, however, I think she's going about it the wrong way. You cannot simply throw money at a problem and think its solved. She should have set up a foundartion and focused on 3 major issues instead of trying to save the town. At this rate, she'll be broke within 5yrs.

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sully16 — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:21:22 GMT

She's a real nice lady, wishing her Health and Happiness.

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myturn — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:12:01 GMT

Especially as the UK lottery allows winners to remain anonymous.

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myturn — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:04:57 GMT

If she wishes to give it away, it is her choice. However, it was not a good move to go public. She will be badgered by people with sorrowful stories begging for money.

Comment #13

noise-gate — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:33:21 GMT

I agree- l am reminded of an interview Willie Nelson had a bunch of years ago.He said that from time to time he would buy homes and cars for people in his entourage..but when the taxman come a knocking...NONE of those people who benefited from his good graces were anywhere to be seen or heard from. He said he learned a valuable lesson When you down and out, your so called friends are AWOL

One look at her outfit tells me that she probably likes her present lifestyle and only needs the bare ne... [ More ]

Comment #12

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 04:58:20 GMT

Wow, she is a very generous and kind woman.

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Coin Toss — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 03:23:33 GMT

Sure now Margaret, good for you and may the leprechauns bless ya

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HaveABall — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:43:22 GMT

, JoeBigLotto

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JoeBigLotto — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:23:07 GMT

This lady is suffering from easy come easy go sickness i think she needs therapy . Just because you are use to being poor doesn't mean you should not be rich for few yrs that's how long lotto riches last anyway but for her its like am not even going to fight spending gently am giving up and giving it all away what happens if you have a very expensive medical bill later you tell your doctor sorry i can't pay i gave it all away. And the worst part of this is all this people you helping won't even... [ More ]

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user71926 — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:40:00 GMT

Aww congrat and bless you woman! I am moving to your town Lol

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helpmewin — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:30:34 GMT

Good job Margaret Loughrey

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mamamary517 — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:59:12 GMT

Hi Margaret, I'm Mary and I am Irish...lol I love people like this! When I win here in Brooklyn I am going to be just like that

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HaveABall — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:52:03 GMT

Margaret, congratulations on your EU Lottery jackpot win.

Please rethink your savings plan and keep at least 4 million for yourself; since you could live until you are 100

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LottoMetro — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:51:52 GMT

Time to move to Ireland

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DDOH937 — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:07:23 GMT

Interesting. Not sure how I feel about this. I think i get where she's coming from but i would definitely NOT take this approach. I think there are more sustainable ways to give back and have a real impact instead of just giving money away. For example, and this is just ONE example...How about maybe establishing a Trust that will gain interest as the years go on and serve as a scholarship fund for kids in her town that could last decades or Building a job training center for those unemployed....... [ More ]

Comment #2

maringoman — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:52:17 GMT

This lady Margaret Loughrey has the big heart. I wish her the best.

Comment #1

MADDOG10 — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:32:14 GMT

Good for her. May her good fortune be bestowed back upon her. Good Story.....

Irish Lottery winner giving away $44 million fortune

Lottery Post — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:59:19 GMT

A Northern Ireland woman who won 34 million (US$45.4 million) in the EuroMillions lottery is giving away a whopping 33 million (US$44.1 million).

The big-hearted Strabane woman Margaret Loughrey plans to keep just 1.25 million (US$1.7 million) of her massive fortune. Since the windfall she's been handing out money to help people in need and has already parted with 17 million (US$22.7 million).

Margaret, who was unemployed when she won the massive jackpot, says she wants to use another 16 m... [ More ]