# Prize

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2022

# Prize

Five Irish players nominated for European Rugby Player of Year

Caelan Doris, Jimmy O’Brien, Josh van der Flier, Michael Lowry and Jack O’Donoghue have made the longlist.

40.1k

Feb 1st 2022, 8:03 PM

# jackpot

The winner takes it all: Lotto jackpot prize will be scooped tonight in 'must be won' draw

Tonight’s draw guarantees that the jackpot will see its first winner since June.

27.4k

Jan 15th 2022, 7:59 AM

All time

# Abdulrazak Gurnah

Tanzanian novelist and former refugee wins Nobel Prize for Literature for works on colonialism

Abdulrazak Gurnah was forced to leave his home country of Tanzania as an 18-year-old

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Oct 7th 2021, 12:32 PM

# Prize

One Irish author makes shortlist for €100k Dublin Literary Award

Six books are on this year’s shortlist. Previous winners include Anna Burns for Milkman, and Mike McCormack for Solar Bones.

13.2k

Mar 25th 2021, 7:31 AM

# Well read

Here are the 15 sports books longlisted for the William Hill prize

David Walsh’s The Russian Affair is among the contenders for the big prize.

8.2k

Sep 29th 2020, 3:46 PM

# National Lottery

Lotto winners forced to wait to collect major cheques due to Covid-19 restrictions

Winners are prevented from travelling to the National Lottery headquarters in Dublin due to lockdown measures.

17.2k

Apr 24th 2020, 2:35 PM

# Prize

Duncan Hamilton wins prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year award for record third time

The Great Romantic, a biography of legendary sports writer Neville Cardus, scooped this year’s prize.

5.8k

Dec 5th 2019, 4:32 PM

# Take a Bow

Lionel Messi beats Virgil van Dijk to Ballon d'Or prize

The Argentine superstar has won the prize for a record sixth time.

51.0k

Dec 2nd 2019, 8:31 PM

# winner

'We don’t want this to change our lives': Family syndicate from north Dublin overjoyed at Euromillions win

The €175.4 million Euromillions jackpot is the biggest winning prize in the history of the Irish National Lottery.

57.7k

Feb 20th 2019, 5:53 PM

# Cork

Final plea as just one day left for EuroMillions winner to claim €1 million prize

“Rummage in your handbags, wallets or purses, check on top of the fridge, the glove compartments of the car, coat pockets, wherever you keep your tickets.”

27.3k

May 23rd 2018, 2:45 PM

# dublin literary award

Two Irish novels shortlisted for literary award worth €100,000

The award was launched on 7 April 1995 and is now in its 23rd year.

12.1k

Apr 5th 2018, 8:02 AM

# The Liberties

Dublin City's Weaver Park nominated for a European urban park prize

The park, located in the heart of the Liberties, was opened in September last year.

23.9k

Feb 11th 2018, 6:30 AM

# Contenders

Which of these 7 sports books deserves to win the prestigious William Hill prize?

Jonathan Eig’s book on Muhammad Ali is among this year’s stellar connection.

7.6k

Nov 26th 2017, 7:00 AM

# National Gallery

These are the candidates for this year's Hennessy Portrait Prize

Which is your favourite?

47.2k

Oct 15th 2017, 10:00 AM

# Check Your pockets

A Galway punter has just one day to claim a €250,000 prize

The ticket was bought in Dunmore.

23.2k

Nov 7th 2016, 3:15 PM

# Daughter of the year

Father scoops €500,000 after daughter buys him a Lotto ticket

The delighted man, who is staying anonymous, was joined in Lotto HQ today as he collected his prize.

31.1k

Aug 30th 2016, 4:35 PM

# shedding light

The National Lottery have paid out THAT €8.2 million prize

The winning ticket was bought at a shop in Sligo on 5 March.

56.5k

Jun 3rd 2016, 5:58 PM

# Impressive

One of these reader's beautiful photos will be used on the cover of National Geographic

You still have a chance to enter.

27.3k

Nov 8th 2015, 8:30 PM

# one in a million

One millionth visitor to Cliffs of Moher wins €5k holiday

Rita Shaw from Florida is on holiday to Ireland with her husband.

17.8k

Oct 20th 2014, 7:44 PM

# Inventions

Japanese researchers win Nobel for inventing the "revolutionary" LED lamp

The LED has helped in the fight against global warming and also helps people in poverty.

7.3k

Oct 7th 2014, 11:49 AM

# Gong

Rodgers beats Pulis to Manager of the Year award

The Liverpool boss picked up the top prize at the LMA’s annual dinner in London last night.

4.7k

May 13th 2014, 9:09 AM

# Art Attack

National Gallery to give out new €20,000 portrait prize

The winner will get to have their work exhibited at the National Gallery.

6.2k

Mar 12th 2014, 8:58 AM

# Prize

Nigeria on $100,000-a-man bonus to win World Cup

The total amount of win bonuses and allowances for the 32-day competition is $2.6 million.

3.1k

Mar 11th 2014, 1:19 PM

# Jammy

One lucky person won the €8.3 million Lotto last night

Jealous.

32.8k

Mar 6th 2014, 11:23 AM

# Prize

Halfpenny wins world player of the year award in France

The Lions and Wales fullback has been recognised for his excellent form over the last year.

4.9k

Nov 5th 2013, 11:15 AM

# Winning

'It's surreal': Kildare family syndicate scoops €500k in EuroMillions

The family wanted to keep their names private, but bought their ticket in an Athy shop.

26.4k

Nov 1st 2013, 9:06 PM

# winner

Nobel Prize for medicine awarded for cell transportation research

Discoveries by three researchers have unlocked insights into diseases ranging from diabetes to immune-system disorders

5.1k

Oct 7th 2013, 2:23 PM

# Uniquely Dublin

Radical science guide to Dublin wins €10,000 prize

Includes a mention of the Office of Public Erections.

8.0k

Apr 26th 2013, 1:12 PM

# IMPAC

Ireland's Kevin Barry up for €100k literary award

Other nominees include Michel Houellebecq, Haruki Murakami and Andrew Miller.

4.6k

Apr 9th 2013, 8:36 AM

# bills to pay

RTÉ Sports Awards: shower of adverts rain on Katie Taylor's victory parade

The state broadcaster has released a full, uninterrupted version of the Olympian’s acceptance speech after she captured the sportsperson of the year prize.

16.6k

Dec 24th 2012, 9:15 AM

# A LOTTO MONEY

Time almost up for UK EuroMillions winner to claim prize

If you bought a £2 EuroMillions lotto ticket in Herfortshire, East England in June you have until 11pm tomorrow to claim your €79 million prize.

8.7k

Dec 4th 2012, 12:51 PM

# EU

Want to pick up the Nobel Peace Prize?

Well you can – if you enter a competition run by a number of European bodies (and you’re aged between 8 and 24).

4.3k

Nov 19th 2012, 4:00 PM

# Winning

Hilary Mantel wins Booker Prize for second time

Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize for her book Bring Up the Bodies, beating off competition from Will Self.

7.1k

Oct 16th 2012, 10:19 PM

# Nobel Prize

French and American scientists win Nobel Physics Prize

“I was walking with my wife [and] when I saw the Swedish area code, I realised,” said one of this year’s winners.

3.8k

Oct 9th 2012, 2:51 PM

# get reading

Will Self and Hilary Mantel make Booker prize shortlist

The shortlist contains more new writers and debut novels than in previous years. Have you read any of them?

3.9k

Sep 11th 2012, 12:30 PM

# Media

Business journalist awards call for entries

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School awards have €1,000 prize for each winner in six categories.

2.2k

Sep 11th 2012, 10:20 AM

# Good News

Social entrepreneurs with big ideas shortlisted for €775k prize fund

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) says it continues to help people with big ideas to change Ireland.

3.1k

Jun 12th 2012, 6:45 AM

# Prize

Fancy yourself as an up-and-coming musician? RTE is looking for you...

The second RAAP/RTE Breakthrough Bursary for emerging musicians will see €24,500 in prize money and guaranteed radio air play on RTE stations for the winners.

3.6k

Jun 9th 2012, 6:30 PM