'We simply can't believe it' says spokesperson for €17million Lotto win

The National Lottery has confirmed that a ticket held by a shop syndicate in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, has been verified as the winner of last night’s mega €17 million EuroMillions jackpot.

A spokesperson said today: “We can now confirm that the ticket held by the Stakelum’s Hardware Syndicate in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, has been verified as winner of last night's EuroMillions jackpot and arrangements are being made for the group to make their claim in the next week.”

The spokesperson for the 32-member syndicate spoke of the shock and delight of the group at their mammoth win:“We simply can’t believe it. We are all in shock but absolutely delighted and it is great to see this massive amount of money shared with so many colleagues. We all get more than half a million Euros each which is a lovely amount of money.  We need some time to let this sink in and we look forward to going to Lotto HQ in the next week or so to get the cheque!”