Ireland's biggest lottery win — €250m EuroMillions jackpot sold on Cork's Shandon Street
The National Lottery confirmed the news on Friday morning, three days after the player claimed the biggest jackpot in EuroMillions history.
They also said that the ticket holder who won the record jackpot has since contacted the Prize Claims team.
The winning numbers were: 13, 22, 23, 44, 49. The two Lucky Stars were 3 and 5.
Ireland's first EuroMillions winner was Dolores McNamara from County Limerick, who won €115 million in July 2005.
She held the record for a long time until 2019, when a family syndicate from The Naul in County Dublin won €175.4 million in the EuroMillions.
Until Tuesday, that win remained the largest lottery prize ever won in the country.
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