Maeve McTaggart

1 week ago | independent.ie | Denise Calnan |Maeve McTaggart |Martin Mongan

The shop, at 91 Shandon Street, is located on the northside of the city. Shop owner Ted Clifford said it was a "very exciting" day for his store, which has been in operation for 95 years on Shandon Street. The shop sold a €100,000 winning ticket on New Year's Eve to a local customer, a moment that Mr Cllfford said must have "started our winning streak". "It's huge, it's definitely going to be the hottest day of the year on Shandon St," he said.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Maeve McTaggart |Darragh Nolan

The record-breaking win surpasses the €175m record for the largest cheque ever presented to an Irish player in February 2019. The winning numbers were: 13, 22, 23, 44 ,49 and the Lucky Stars were 3 and 5. It has not yet been confirmed in which county the winning ticket was sold, but the National Lottery has urged the winner “to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can”. The lucky ticketholder is Ireland’s 18th winner of the EuroMillions in Ireland.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Maeve McTaggart |Darragh Nolan

The record-breaking win surpasses the €175m record for the largest cheque ever presented to an Irish player in February 2019. The winning numbers were: 13, 22, 23, 44 ,49 and the Lucky Stars were 3 and 5. It has not yet been confirmed where the winning ticket was sold, but the National Lottery has urged the winner “to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can”. The lucky ticketholder is Ireland’s 18th winner of the EuroMillions in Ireland.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Olivia Lynott |Maeve McTaggart

Hundreds attend 'Raise the Roof' housing protestHundreds attend 'Raise the Roof' housing protest Olivia Lynott and Maeve McTaggartToday at 22:23Hundreds of people gathered outside the Dáil to protest the Government’s housing policy, which Opposition TDs said has left renters struggling and thousands homeless.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Maeve McTaggart |Frank Roche

As speculation around who will appear on the ballot to elect President Michael D Higgins’ successor continues, the Armagh man has again distanced himself from a bid for Áras an Úachtaráin. While his name has been touted in political circles as a potential candidate and he been given 33/1 odds at the bookies to become the next Irish president, Burns has said his answer to the question of mounting a campaign remains “a firm no”.