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# Lucky

This year
2023
First Lotto jackpot winner since October for haul worth over €11 million
It is the first Lotto jackpot win since October.
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Jan 4th 2023, 10:43 PM
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Author Alice Sebold apologises to man wrongly jailed for raping her
Anthony Broadwater’s conviction was overturned last week after a re-examination of the case found serious flaws in the prosecution.
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Dec 1st 2021, 10:31 AM
'I saw death too closely' - F1 driver describes horrific 140mph crash after leaving hospital
Romain Grosjean managed to escape his blazing car at the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix.
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Dec 2nd 2020, 7:22 PM
Former Nigeria and Serie A player escapes from suspected armed kidnappers
Christian Obodo says two men forced themselves into his car and pushed his girlfriend out.
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Nov 16th 2020, 3:06 PM
'Here we go, watch this now – we’re going to win the Lotto': Carlow family who scooped €2.7 million Lotto jackpot
Ths syndicate said they will pay off their mortgages.
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Feb 11th 2020, 9:23 PM
Winning ticket for Saturday's Lotto worth €5.3 million sold at Centra in Innishannon
The owner of the Centra on the Main Street said he hopes a local won the big jackpot.
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Sep 23rd 2019, 1:26 PM
€11 million jackpot winner makes contact with National Lottery
The jackpot – the highest in over two years – was won last Wednesday.
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Aug 26th 2019, 4:25 PM
'Accidental coach' Schmidt 'not really' interested in the All Blacks jobs
The Ireland head coach says he’s been lucky in his career.
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Jan 24th 2019, 12:00 PM
A very surprised Sydney man won the lottery twice in the space of a week
The odds of winning just once are one in almost two million.
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May 14th 2018, 9:08 AM
Mourinho bemoans fixture list, claims Liverpool are 'luckier'
The Red Devils boss believes Premier League scheduling is doing his side few favours, while their arch-rivals are benefiting from extra rest time
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Sep 28th 2017, 10:52 AM
Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond airlifted to hospital in Switzerland following 'serious' car crash
Hammond avoided serious injury in the incident.
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Jun 10th 2017, 5:48 PM
Someone has won €12.8 million on the Lotto
Those numbers were: 2, 15, 19, 26, 37, 38. The bonus was 39.
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Mar 1st 2017, 9:19 PM
Newcastle's Mo Diame scored one of the flukiest goals you'll see last night
“I definitely meant that,” joked the Magpies midfielder.
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Mar 1st 2017, 11:05 AM
Man who recently lost his job claims €500,000 Lotto prize
He wants to start his own business.
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Dec 21st 2016, 4:19 PM
Lotto ticket worth over €11 million sold on Dublin's Amiens Street yesterday
It was the second highest jackpot of the year.
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Dec 4th 2016, 10:27 AM
QUIZ: Just How Lucky Are You?
Luck, be a lady tonight.
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Jul 28th 2016, 4:32 PM
Buy a EuroMillions ticket recently? Time running out for winner of unclaimed €190,000 prize
The deadline for the winner is 5.30pm on Thursday 28 July.
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Jul 15th 2016, 9:20 PM
Lotto winner: 'We only had €40 left for the week - and then we win over €164,000'
The Wicklow family will clear the arrears on their mortgage with the money.
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Jan 11th 2016, 8:46 PM
Woman wins money on two ITV game shows within an hour of each other
Some people get all the luck.
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Oct 30th 2015, 10:10 PM
Man finds $20, plays lottery and wins $1 million
One very lucky guy.
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Sep 1st 2015, 9:02 PM
Did you win the €2.5 million Lotto jackpot from last night?
Check your ticket.
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Aug 9th 2015, 10:41 AM
A scratch card turned this €2 debt between Cavan brothers into €50,000
Nice work.
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Jun 27th 2015, 9:15 AM
Man wins nearly $1 million after entering poker tournament by mistake
How’s that for luck?
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May 5th 2015, 11:10 AM
Household cat "torn to pieces" by Lurchers as owners looked on
“The owners just stood there and did nothing when he was trying to get them away from the cat. They wouldn’t call them off.”
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Mar 11th 2015, 4:52 PM
Behold the luckiest table tennis shot of all time
There’s a fine line between genius and being incredibly fluky.
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Feb 25th 2015, 8:29 AM
'Southampton were lucky. They came for a draw' - Van Gaal
According to the Manchester United boss, they were the better team but got punished for not putting away their chances.
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Jan 11th 2015, 7:43 PM
Longboarder has unbelievable near miss with bus
Our nerves.
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Dec 18th 2014, 7:00 PM
So THAT'S why they made the iPhone 6 so big
It all makes sense now.
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Dec 15th 2014, 2:29 PM
How Jammy Are You?
How much cash do you find in coat pockets?
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Nov 29th 2014, 6:00 PM
Pony rescued after being found in 'excruciating pain' with head collar embedded in his face
The ISPCA wants to hear from anybody who has any information about the pony.
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Nov 11th 2014, 11:21 AM
Nick Heidfeld walked away from this horror crash in the first-ever Formula E race
“Could/would/should have won that. Now nothing.”
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Sep 13th 2014, 3:32 PM
Guy sinks freak basketball shot, winning the greatest bet a dad could ever make
Well, she’s gonna regret agreeing to that.
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Sep 8th 2014, 7:27 AM
Insane near-miss in a racecar doesn't even bother driver
This is waaay too close for comfort.
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Jul 16th 2014, 3:27 PM
A young Irish football fan is now the proud owner of a piece of World Cup history
Kevin and Oisín Treanor recently attended Germany’s incredible 7-1 win over Brazil.
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Jul 14th 2014, 12:32 PM
Dublin man says he no longer has to sell his home after €500k lotto win
The father of four bought the ticked on Friday at the Applegreen service station on the M1 at Lusk.
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Jul 7th 2014, 7:56 PM
Louie the beagle gets the best present ever
We love you Louie!
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Jul 5th 2014, 10:16 AM
Today is a full moon on Friday the 13th - does that mean anything?
Are you afraid? Should you be?
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Jun 13th 2014, 12:01 PM
Government gets €765,000 a year from slot machines
Not from gambling themselves, we should add.
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Jun 8th 2014, 7:45 AM
Tiny copy of the Bible which was on board Apollo 13 sells at auction
The microform Bible, which measures just 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches, sold for $75,000.
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May 16th 2014, 7:00 AM
Unbelievable dash-cam footage shows tree falling on unlucky traffic cop
That was a seriously bad place to pull over that car.
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May 12th 2014, 6:00 PM
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