REVEALED: Celebrations as family-owned store sells winning EuroMillions ticket
National Lottery confirms lucky Carlow player scooped €1,005,000 in special 'Ireland Only' Raffle
The National Lottery is urging all players in the Leighlinbridge area to check their tickets carefully and the holder of the winning ticket is advised to contact the National Lottery prize claims team to arrange the collection of the life-changing prize.
Richard Brennan, Owner of Mace Leighlinbridge says everyone at the store is thrilled to have sold the winning ticket.
“We are a family run business here in Leighlinbridge, my parents bought the shop way back in 1959, and my wife Geraldine and I took it over in 2000. This is the first high tier prize the store has sold and what an amount it is!
"We are delighted with today’s news that we are the store to have sold the winning EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle ticket worth €1,005,000! I’d like to thank our amazing team, for their dedication and hard work, serving our local community here in Leighlinbridge.”
Darragh O’Dwyer, spokesperson for The National Lottery, added: “This is the 4th National Lottery millionaire of 2025. In total, over 54,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and EuroMillions Plus draws. We are thrilled and can’t wait to see the joy this win brings to Ireland’s newest millionaire!”
The winning raffle ticket in Friday's draw was purchased on Thursday, February 13 - the ticket number is I-RRL38642.
Friday night’s EuroMillions draw featured an extra special ‘Ireland Only’ Raffle event, with a guaranteed €1,005,000 prize for one player.
As with every EuroMillions draw, ten players win €5,000 with their unique raffle ticket number, and among them one fortunate winner has had an additional €1,000,000 added to their prize, making them the 4th National Lottery millionaire of the 2025 with a total prize worth €1,005,000.