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Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Love robots? 5 shows where humanoid robots are unexpected heroes
Every time a robot dies on your favourite show, it stings almost as much as losing a beloved human character. Why is that? Maybe it's because, in most stories, humanoid robots are built to serve us - and for the most part, they do. Until, of course, they break the mould. But let's skip the tales of malfunctioning machines and rogue AIs for now. Today, we're here to celebrate the good ones: the humanoid robots who don't just follow orders, but step up, save the day, and sometimes even steal the show. Westworld Forget everything you thought you knew about theme park attractions. In Westworld, the 'hosts' - those eerily lifelike humanoid robots - start out as background players, but it doesn't take long before they're rewriting the script. Dolores and Maeve, in particular, refuse to stick to their programming. Maeve's daring rescues and Dolores's rebellion turn them into the show's most compelling heroes. By the end, it's clear that the robots aren't just part of the story, they're driving it. Raised By Wolves If you think parenting is tough, try doing it on a hostile alien planet. Raised by Wolves gives us Mother and Father, two androids tasked with raising human children after Earth's collapse. Mother isn't just nurturing, she's a force of nature, defending her family from threats both human and extraterrestrial. When danger looms, it's usually the humanoid robots who step in, proving that sometimes the best guardians aren't made of flesh and blood. Better Than Us What happens when a robot's sense of loyalty goes beyond its code? In Better Than Us, Arisa is a next-gen humanoid robot who becomes fiercely protective of a young girl and her family. She bends the rules, outsmarts her pursuers, and puts herself on the line - again and again. Arisa's actions blur the line between programmed obedience and genuine care, and more than once, she's the reason her family makes it out alive. Star Wars: Andor The Star Wars universe has always loved its droids, but Andor gives us B2EMO - a droid with a heart (and a little bit of attitude). B2EMO is the friend who never bails, the one who helps you out of a jam and stands by you when things get rough. He might not be the biggest or flashiest robot in the galaxy, but when it matters, he's the one you want in your corner. Love, Death & Robots If variety is your thing, Love, Death & Robots is a goldmine. This animated anthology throws humanoid robots into every imaginable scenario: saving humans, rescuing each other, or just trying to survive. Whether they're bumbling explorers or unlikely saviors, these robots prove that heroism isn't about what you're made of - it's about what you do when it counts. So next time you find yourself getting a little misty-eyed over a robot's sacrifice, remember: in today's best sci-fi, the humanoid robots aren't just serving humans, they're saving them, too. First Published Date: 19 Jun, 18:30 IST
Sunday World
2 days ago
- Business
- Sunday World
€250m EuroMillions jackpot won by player in Munster
The record-breaking ticket was sold at a retail store in the south of the country The €250 million EuroMillions jackpot was won by a lucky player in Munster, the National Lottery has confirmed. Spokesperson Emma Monaghan told RTE that the winning ticket was sold at a retail store in Munster. 'It's great news for Irish players, we are the delighted for the winner," she said. 'They've now become the highest ever winner of an Irish National Lottery game. So that is some title to hold. 'If anyone has found they are holding the winning ticket, they should sign the back of it and keep it somewhere safe,' she added, urging them to 'stay calm.' The massive €250m jackpot won has beaten the previous record-breaking amount by millions. Stock image. News in 90 Seconds - June 18th Whoever has plucked the magic numbers of 13, 22, 23, 44 and 49 and Lucky Stars of 3 and 5, has set a new bar for winning in Ireland But the €250m win puts the €175m won by a family syndicate from Co Dublin in 2019 in the shade. They had held the record for almost 14 years after the most famous lotto winner and previous record holder Dolores McNamara hit the headlines on August 4, 2005. The Limerick woman arrived at Lotto HQ to collect a cheque for the biggest lotto jackpot in European history at the time. It was estimated that Dolores, who became the 58th richest person in Ireland at the time, would earn up to €3 million a year in interest alone. Dolores has kept a low profile and is rarely photographed or seen out in public but six months after her win she spent €1.7million on Lough Derg Hall - an enormous house set on 38 acres just outside the village of Killaloe. Her win dwarfs that of the next top four biggest winners including the €16.7m scooped by an anonymous player in Co Waterford in 2010. In April of that year, a lucky punter from Dungarvan bought an Irish Lotto ticket and claimed more than €16m after the jackpot had rolled over for more than a month. The store owner of the shop the winning ticket was bought in claimed it 'couldn't have happened to a nicer person'. In 2008, a Dan Morrissey quarry syndicate from Co Carlow won €18.9m with a €32 Quick Pick ticket that landed each member €1.1m. A slightly larger €19m win was scored by an anonymous winner from Co Mayo in 2022 after an incredible 62 rollovers Another syndicate – this time in the EuroMillions – saw 22 bus drivers from Dublin secure €23.8m in 2016.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- The Irish Sun
€2 buy changed Dolores McNamara's life but dark side forced Ireland's most famous Lotto winner to hire security
MUM-of-six Dolores McNamara was on a night out with friends back on July 30 2005 when she realised her life had changed forever. The Limerick native had just become Ireland's first EuroMillions winner, nabbing a €115million prize. 8 Dolores McNamara celebrating her win after realising she had the winning ticket while in the pub back in 2005 Credit: Shutterstock 8 A syndicate from the Naul broke records to become Ireland's biggest winners in 2019 Credit: Garrett White 8 Dolores McNamara in Lotto HQ collecting her cheque Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd And Ireland's newest millionaire has catapulted themselves straight to the top of our exclusive Lotto hall of fame with our biggest ever prize. The country is rife with speculation over who's bagged The punter joins a long line of mega Irish prizewinners, with mega Irish EuroMillions wins recorded in 2005 and 2019. Dolores McNamara became the most famous of those Irish winners when she collected a cheque for an eye-watering €115,436,126 from National Lottery headquarters on August 4, 2005. Just days earlier, she'd been out with pals at the Track Bar in Garryowen, five minutes outside Limerick city. The part-time cleaner, along with her Dolores and her friends copped the EuroMillions draw was playing out on the TV in the bar, and after the numbers were pulled, Dolores asked a pal to check her ticket. Her €2 QuickPick buy had just netted her €115million. Dolores burst into tears, realising she had just become a multi-millionaire and landed what was at the time the largest-winning Lotto sum in Europe. A friend of Dolores' pulled out a camera during the whirlwind celebrations and snapped some famous snaps of her just as she became a millionaire. Penneys 'Lotto Lovelies' collect huge cheque at National Lottery HQ Bar staff working in the pub that night detailed exactly how the celebrations got underway. One said: "The drink started flowing and the champagne was poured and we had a great night celebrating. "Dolores is a real nice woman and none of her friends believe this will change her drastically." 8 Dolores caused a frenzy when she arrived at Lotto headquarters to collect her winnings Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 8 The delighted winner picking up her record breaking sum Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Dolores caused a frenzy when she arrived at the Lotto headquarters to collect her winnings just before the August bank holiday that year. Like a celebrity, the Limerick mother made her way through a sea of reporters and photographers to get inside the building to start her new life. Dressed in a classy white ensemble and wearing the same heart-shaped necklace she wore on the night she won, Dolores made her way to the door with a smile on her face. She didn't address the crowds dying to get a look at Ireland's big winner and instead her lawyer shared a message. The lawyer said: "She is absolutely determined that her feet and the feet of her family, will remain firmly on the ground." FIRST BIG PURCHASE Six months after the monumental win, Dolores purchased a mansion in the Limerick countryside. The €1.7million buy sat on 38 acres outside the scenic waterfront village of Killaloe, just mere miles from her own home. After buying the property, Dolores bought additional houses nearby for her six children. Later in 2012, the family bought Tinarana House for over €3million and her son recently obtained planning permission for this site. Dolores' husband Adrian invested in racehorse Carraig na gCapall before he passed away in 2021. ONLY PUBLIC INTERVIEW Despite making headlines across the country in 2005, Dolores has kept a low profile out of the public eye. She has only spoken publicly about her win once - to local newspaper The Limerick Leader. She told them: "The question that has been asked of me most frequently was how I felt about my win and my answer is still the same. I feel disbelief and shock. "Buying a ticket for that Euro jackpot was a spur of the moment decision. "I'd actually gone into the shop to buy a top-up for my phone and just asked the lady for a Lotto ticket." DARK SIDE OF THE WIN Despite winning such an incredible amount the family, including Dolores' children Dawn, Gary, Kim, Kevanne, Dean, and Lee, were subject to multiple security threats after winning such a large sum of money so publicly. Dolores was also required to keep 24/7 security measures in place at her mansion. ALL IRELAND'S EUROMILLIONS WINNERS HERE's Ireland's big EuroMillions winners since the game started in 2005. 1. July 2005: Dolores McNamara from Limerick, was Ireland's first and biggest EuroMillions winner scooping over €115 million. 2. July 2008: A lucky player from Co. Tipperary won a €15 million jackpot with a ticket bought in Carrick-on-Suir in Co. Tipperary. 3. June 2009: A family syndicate shared the jackpot with a British winner, taking homeover €29.4 million with a ticket they purchased in Dublin. 4. June 2013: A winning ticket sold in Beaumount, Dublin, shared a EuroMillions jackpot worth over €187 million. A Dublin player earned half of the jackpot and picked up over €93 million. 5. September 2013: A young man from the South East shared a jackpot of over €25 million with a player in Spain, taking home over €12.8 million. 6. April 2014: A jackpot prize worth €15 million was claimed on a ticket sold in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. 7. September 2014: An €86.7 million jackpot was won by a syndicate from Dublin. The ticket was sold in Centra, Ballybrack, Co. Dublin. 8. January 2016: A syndicate of friends won over €66 million, splitting the jackpot of €132,376,632. The ticket was sold in Eason's store, Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow. 9. July 2016: 22 colleagues from Dublin Bus won the €23.8 million. The ticket was sold in O'Hanlon's Portarlington. 10. January 2017: A Dublin work syndicate claimed the €88.5 million EuroMillions jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at the Applegreen Service Station on the M1 Northbound in Lusk, Co. Dublin. 11. July 2017: A syndicate from the West of Ireland won a €29 million EuroMillions jackpot. The ticket was sold in Garryduff XL Store on Pound Road, Castlebar in Co. Mayo. 12. December 2017: A small family syndicate from Dublin won €38.9 million on a ticket purchased in The Village Shop in Malahide Shopping Centre 13. June 2018: 32 colleagues from Stakelums Hardware store in Thurles Co. Tipperary share a €17 million EuroMillions jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Eason's Store in Thurles Shopping Centre in Co. Tipperary. 14. February 2019: The Naul Family Syndicate won €175.4 million on a ticket sold in Reilly's Daybreak in Naul, Co. Dublin. 15. February 2020: A Co. Mayo family shared the €17 million jackpot with a ticket they purchased at Mulroy's Londis Store in Castlebar. 16. July 2020: An online player in Dublin won a €49.5 million jackpot which they won with a €2.50 normal play ticket. 17. February 2022: Mid-West ticket holder scoops €30.9 million jackpot with Quick Pick ticket they purchased at Larkin's Gala Service Station in Ballina, Co. Tipperary. A mysterious The Naul syndicate as they became known, made up of nine siblings, broke records to become Ireland's biggest winners at the time. The majority of the family remained anonymous after the record-breaking win, but Kathleen's daughter Emma added: "They're going to share it between what they're like, a real tight-knit family. "They meet in their house every Sunday and it's only in the last few weeks they've started playing the EuroMillions, because two of their brothers died quite close together last year, so they do that every Sunday." Multimillionaire Kathleen and her sister Christine Rogers joined their jackpot-sharing siblings for a family lunch on the week of their win, celebrating their loot The EuroMillions winners first held an hour-long meeting at the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan, north Co Dublin, as they discussed their financial bonanza. The family went on to He said: "This is life-changing for all of the family and we are absolutely thrilled. "We have spent the last week getting independent legal and financial advice, and our win is slowly sinking in. "We are a very close family and this is a dream come true for us. We want this win to change our lives in a positive way." The ticket was sold in Reilly's Daybreak in Naul and shop owner Les Reilly was "over the moon" at the time of the win, having landed a €25,000 bonus himself for selling the lucky slip. He said: "I'm over the moon, it will put the place on the map. We will have a shindig.' 8 Winner Kathleen Sheridan said the family would keep their feet on the ground 8 Les Reilly vowed to throw a party after selling the golden ticket Credit: Garrett White 8 The €175million ticket was sold in Reilly's in the Naul Credit: Garrett White
Extra.ie
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Where is Dolores McNamara now? Ireland's most famous Lotto winner
Yet another lucky Irish Lotto player has been inducted into the EuroMillions hall of fame this week. On Tuesday night, as the staggering €250m EuroMillions jackpot was won on our shores, creating a brand new Irish millionaire. The winning numbers were 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, with lucky star numbers of 3 and 5. Dolores McNamara. Pic: Colin Keegan/Collins Photos The jackpot represents the biggest EuroMillions win in the history of the draw. The win eclipsed the previous top prize of a jaw-dropping €175.4 million, claimed by a family syndicate from Naul, Dublin in February, 2019. The big win has us taking a walk down memory lane, looking back on the most famous lotto winner and record holder for years, Dolores McNamara. The Limerick native was the talk of the nation on August 4 2005 when she arrived at Lotto HQ to collect a cheque for the biggest lotto jackpot in European history. Dolores McNamara arriving to pick up her cheque from Lotto HQ in 2005. Pic: Collins Dublin The now 65-year-old had previously found out she scooped €115m in the Euromillions on Friday, July 30. The €115m jackpot win was making headlines nationwide, with many eager to catch a glimpse of the lucky recipient. However, the fanfare had Dolores nervous, with the new millionaire deciding to forego the press and instead releasing a statement through her solicitor. In the statement, he spoke about her 'desire to return to normality as soon as possible.' He said: 'She is absolutely determined that her feet and the feet of her family, will remain firmly on the ground.' Dolores McNamara with National Lottery director Ray Bates in 2005. Pic: Photocall Ireland The story behind how Dolores discovered her win is very much one for the ages, as she made the revelation in her local pub, the Track Bar. The Limerick native asked her friend to check her ticket, as the draw played out on the grainy pub tv set. A barmaid at the bar described the scenes following the win: 'Then the drink started flowing and the champagne was poured and we had a great night celebrating. Dolores is a real nice woman and none of her friends believe this will change her drastically.' Her win made her the 58th richest person in Ireland at the time, with it being estimated that Dolores would earn up to €3 million a year in interest alone. Dolores McNamara with her cheque Pic: Colin Keegan/Collins Photos How did she spend her winnings you ask? Well her first port of call was to purchase Lough Derg Hall, an expansive home estimated at €1.7million. Dolores additionally purchased houses in and around the area for her six children, Dawn, Gary, Kim, Kevanne, Dean, and Lee. In 2012, the family bought Tinarana House, a luxury lakeside estate, for a reported €3.46 million. These days, Dolores is a grandmother of nine and lives a quiet life outside of the public eye. The millionaire has only ever spoken once publicly since her enormous €115 million win, having given an interview to her local paper, the Limerick Leader. She told the paper: 'The question that has been asked of me most frequently was how I felt about my win and my answer is still the same – I feel disbelief and shock. 'Buying a ticket for that Euro jackpot was a spur-of-the-moment decision. I'd actually gone into the shop to buy a top-up for my phone and just asked the lady for a Lotto ticket.'
Sunday World
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Irish winner of €250m EuroMillions jackpot beats previous record-breaking amount by millions
Whomever has plucked the magic numbers of 13, 22, 23, 44 and 49 and Lucky Stars of 3 and 5, has set a new bar for winning in Ireland The massive €250m EuroMillions jackpot won by an Irish ticket holder has beaten the previous record-breaking amount by millions Whomever has plucked the magic numbers of 13, 22, 23, 44 and 49 and Lucky Stars of 3 and 5, has set a new bar for winning in Ireland Since the game started in 1988, there have been a number of impressive jackpots with the biggest winners claiming multimillion-euro prizes. But the €250m win puts the €175m won by a family syndicate from Co Dublin in 2019 in the shade. They had held the record for almost 14 years after the most famous lotto winner and previous record holder Dolores McNamara hit the headlines on August 4, 2005. The Limerick woman arrived at Lotto HQ to collect a cheque for the biggest lotto jackpot in European history at the time. The moment the 65-year-old woman found out she scooped €115m in the EuroMillions on Friday, July 30 was caught on camera as a friend took what became an iconic photo. A clearly stunned Dolores declined to speak to the press who had gathered at National Lottery headquarters on the day she picked up her cheque. Her solicitor later issued a statement and spoke about her 'desire to return to normality as soon as possible' and how she was 'absolutely determined that her feet and the feet of her family, will remain firmly on the ground'. It later emerged how she was watching the draw on television in her local pub, the Track Bar, in Garryowen, Co Limerick when she pulled her €2 ticket out of her handbag. After throwing it on the table and asking one of her friends: 'Check that for me', she downed a brandy before breaking into tears. A barmaid described the scene as 'the drink started flowing and the champagne was poured'. 'We had a great night celebrating. Dolores is a real nice woman and none of her friends believe this will change her drastically.' It was estimated that Dolores, who became the 58th richest person in Ireland at the time, would earn up to €3 million a year in interest alone. Dolores has kept a low profile and is rarely photographed or seen out in public but six months after her win she spent €1.7million on Lough Derg Hall - an enormous house set on 38 acres just outside the village of Killaloe. Dolores additionally purchased houses in and around the area for her six children, Dawn, Gary, Kim, Kevanne, Dean, and Lee. Dolores's win dwarfs that of the next top five biggest winners including the €16.7m scooped by an anonymous player in Co Waterford in 2010. In April of that year, a lucky punter from Dungarvan bought an Irish Lotto ticket and claimed more than €16m after the jackpot had rolled over for more than a month. The store owner of the shop the winning ticket was bought in claimed it 'couldn't have happened to a nicer person'. In 2008, a Dan Morrissey quarry syndicate from Co Carlow won €18.9m with a €32 Quick Pick ticket that landed each member €1.1m. A slightly larger €19m win was scored by an anonymous winner from Co Mayo in 2022 after an incredible 62 rollovers Another syndicate – this time in the EuroMillions – saw 22 bus drivers from Dublin secure €23.8m in 2016. They later drove their buses down to the Lotto headquarters on Abbey Street to collect their winnings before some of them went back to work. News in 90 Seconds - June 18th When Frances and Patrick Connolly won the EuroMillions jackpot of €127m on New Year's Day 2019, they bought 1,000 presents for patients hospitalised on Christmas Day, set up the Kathleen Graham Trust in Northern Ireland, and provided hundreds of tablet computers to people isolated during the coronavirus lockdown. The previous Irish lottery record of €175.4m in the EuroMillions was struck by a family syndicate from The Naul in North Co Dublin, two months on from that win in Co Armagh. The family, well known in the area for two generations, bought the winning ticket from a Daybreak shop. One family member, upon realising the size of the win, put the winning ticket in an Argos catalogue and under her mattress to keep it safe! A family spokesperson said: 'We are a very close family. We meet every week and we take holidays together every year. This is a dream come true for us. We don't want this to change our lives. What is so exciting is that we will be able to share this money with children, grandchildren, and extended family members.'
