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30/07/2005 - 12:29:13
A Limerick woman was today celebrating with family and friends after she landed the biggest prize in European lottery history.
Dolores McNamara is €115.6m richer after she won last night’s EuroMillions draw.
Punters across ireland and in the UK, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg all participate in Europe’s weekly draw each Friday.
There was euphoria in the Track Bar in Garryowen, Limerick when she discovered she was the lucky winner.
The Euromillions jackpot had not been won since the middle of May and had rolled over nine times.
The numbers drawn last night were: 03, 19, 26, 49, and 50 and the Lucky Stars were 04 and 05.
Another Irish punter was also one of nine players across Europe to win €677,248 in the Match 5 plus 1 star category.
A woman from Limerick, in the Republic of Ireland
, has won a record European lottery win on the EuroMillions cross-European lottery draw. Delores McNamara won €115.6 million, tax-free in the game, after the jackpot had rolled over un-won for 9 weeks.

The Garryowen woman will have to wait until at least Tuesday, August 2nd, to claim her winnings, as the Irish National Lottery offices are closed for the August Bank Holiday.