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Irish NY lottery winner's estranged husband wants halfNews Story
Patricia Daly, an Ireland native from Tullamore, Co. Offaly, struck gold with a Quick Pick in the New York State Lottery in January but now faces a battle to hold onto her winnings, with her estranged husband launching a legal bid for what he claims is his rightful share. (See Long Island waitress wins $21.5M Lotto jackpot, Lottery Post, Jan. 28, 2011.) Daly, 40, is a single mother of three who emigrated to New York in 1995. She was one of eight players who won a combined $32.5 million, cl
Sep 7, 2011, 4:30 pm - Lottery News

Store wins lottery prize on mistake ticketNews Story
Will 'give away' prize Tesco Ireland, the Irish arm of supermarket group Tesco, is to give away a 500,000 (US$713,000) Euro Millions prize it won by accident on April Fool's Day. The retail giant is understood to have won the huge prize inadvertently last week. A customer had asked for a 4 quick-pick ticket but was issued with a 9 ticket by mistake. The customer was then issued a new ticket, while the 9 ticket was locked inside the cashier's register. However, the following morning t
Apr 7, 2011, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Estranged husband of N.Y. Lottery winner to sue for his shareNews Story
The estranged husband of the Irishwoman who won a $21.5 million New York Lottery jackpot is set to sue her for his share of the winnings. Patricia Daley Eisel's divorce from her husband, Jamie Eisel, was not yet finalised at the time of her win which worked out to $8 million after taxes in January. (See Long Island waitress wins $21.5M Lotto jackpot, Lottery Post, Jan. 28, 2011.) They separated a year ago, after 13 years of marriage, and he is now living with a new partner. Patricia and Ja
Feb 21, 2011, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Ireland Lottery draws two €1 million raffle winnersNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Ireland Lottery conducted its annual Christmas raffle drawing Friday, awarding two grand prizes of 1 million (US$1.3 million) and many smaller cash prizes. A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Ireland Lottery Results page. Christmas Raffle tickets went on sale Oct. 18. Only 450,000 of the 20 tickets were made available for sale. The final draw took place this evening (Dec. 31), but for those who purchased their tickets
Dec 31, 2010, 10:16 pm - Lottery News

Irish Lottery jackpot up to €15m for tonight's drawNews Story
Cash-strapped workers tired of the economic doom and gloom will be rushing to pick up their Ireland Lotto ticket today with tonight's jackpot approaching a cool 15 million (US$20 million). The life-changing jackpot has been rolling since March 10 and this draw will be the ninth since it began. The bumper pot includes 4m from the unclaimed prize fund, which holds on to money that was never picked up by winners. More than 2m from this fund was added into the jackpot on St Patrick's Day, a
Apr 10, 2010, 2:10 pm - Lottery News

Unemployed man wins £4.5M Ireland lottery jackpotNews Story
Plans to travel overseas: I ve never been abroad Winner urged by financial expert to seek planning advice Northern Ireland's new Lottery millionaire Seamus Duffy revealed that he was feeling lucky in the run up to hitting the 4.5 million (US$7.4 million) jackpot. The unemployed father-of-six from Greysteel in Co Londonderry, said he had enjoyed a few less exciting Lottery wins in the weeks before the big one. But despite his winning streak, he never expected to scoop such a fortune.
Aug 12, 2009, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Record Irish Lottery win offers escape from hard lifeNews Story
The Cinderella-style magic of the Irish National Lottery was never more evident than on Cork's Bridevalley estate yesterday. The huge 16 million (US $22.1 million) Lotto jackpot won by Paul and Helen Cunningham and the dream lifestyle it can now offer them stood in stark contrast to the everyday challenges facing people in this most tight-knit of northside communities. Bridevalley is a proud area where everyone knows and watches out for everyone else and locals are deeply protectiv
Jul 30, 2007, 9:21 am - Lottery News