Lotto player in Belmullet is €1 million richer

BELMULLET is buzzing with rumours as to the identity of a person whose €1 million richer after spending a mere €1 in Thursday's National Lottery Daily Million Draw.

The winning ticket was purchased shortly after 2 p.m. yesterday (Thursday) at Carey's Newsagents.

It's the shop's third big winner in three years.

In January of last year, Carey's sold a Lottery ticket which won its owner a whopping €13.8 million.

Shop owner Lorraine Carey says she's hopeful the latest winning ticket was sold in the locality.

'It's down to a handful of people', she explained. 'Not that many regulars buy Daily Millions ticket so we have our suspicions. But, as always, we won't be speculating for reasons of confidentiality.'