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Irish Independent
12 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Revealed: Cork shop where €250m Euromillions ticket was sold as locals react to ‘unbelievable' win
The Rebel County retail store made history this week after it sold Tuesday's whopping €250 million EuroMillions jackpot ticket'It's definitely going to be the hottest day of the year on Shandon Street', says shop owner Ted Clifford Ireland's newest multimillionaire has made contact with the Prize Claims teamThis person is the 18th winner in Ireland of the EuroMillions jackpot since it started in 2004 Martin Mongan, Denise Calnan and Maeve McTaggart Today at 03:52 The record-breaking €250m winning Euromillions ticket was sold at Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street in Cork city, it has been confirmed. The shop, at 91 Shandon Street, is located on the northside of the city. Shop owner Ted Clifford said it was a "very exciting" day for his store, which has been in operation for 95 years on Shandon Street. Although there has been no sight of the winner yet – the National Lottery also confirmed yesterday the Ireland's newest multi-millionaire has made contact with the Prize Claims team. Residents of Shandon Street are pondering whether the ticket was bought by a neighbour, someone from a different part of the Rebel city or a blow-in who felt lucky. Local man Paul is not resting on his laurels and purchased a ticket for tomorrow's Lotto in the luckiest store in Ireland. 'This is for tomorrow night, hopefully. It will be a big smaller but hopefully in the winner,' he laughed. Paul hopes someone from the locality won the eye-watering prize. 'It's brilliant and hopefully it was somebody local won it. Spread the love a bit, you know,' he added. Anne O'Sullivan is a till operator at Clifford's Centra, a role she has had for over 26 years and she said lottery products are very popular among customers. 'We open at six in the morning for the last seven months and it started to pick up a few months ago. There is a lot of people coming from work and going to work doing the lottery. ADVERTISEMENT 'It could be a syndicate, but we do sell a lot of lottery, scratch cards and the lotto,' she said. Ms O'Sullivan said the buzz inside is 'fabulous'. Sean O'Keeffe, also from Shandon said the win is 'unbelievable.' 'Look, it's unbelievable for the area and I hope someone local won it. And it was bought from no better shop,' he said. The shop sold a €100,000 winning ticket on New Year's Eve to a local customer, a moment that shop owner Ted Cllfford said must have "started our winning streak". "It's huge, it's definitely going to be the hottest day of the year on Shandon St," he said. Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr Clifford, who is the third generation to run the shop, said it was "fantastic news" to receive yesterday and that they were "proud to be part of the community". Mr Clifford said he had "no idea" who had won the big prize because so many customers ought tickets in the run-up to a draw, but he sent his "warmest congratulations" to the winner and their family. His shop gets €25,000 in prize money due to selling the winning ticket, with Mr Clifford planning a "big celebration" with his staff. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review your details and accept them to load the content The contact came after days of speculation as to who is the winner of the life-changing amount. This person is the 18th winner in Ireland of the EuroMillions jackpot since it started in 2004. Cian Murphy, CEO of the National Lottery, said today is a celebration for both the National Lottery and Cork. 'Today is a day of celebration for both the National Lottery and for the community here in Cork based around Clifford's Centra here on Shandon Street. 'As you can see, it's a carnival atmosphere here, and people are absolutely delighted, it is a fantastic day for us,' Mr Murphy said. The €250m winner became the 13th millionaire in Ireland this year through the National Lottery, and Mr Murphy said the winner will go through the same process. 'This is a much larger amount of money, but it is exactly the same process,' he said. The advice for the lucky winner is to sign the back of the lottery ticket, keep it safe and bring it to the National Lottery HQ. They also advise people to get independent financial advice. 'This is a life changing amount of money and it's very important that people get very good independent financial advice,' he concluded. Speaking yesterday after the winner made contact, National Lottery spokesperson Emma Monaghan said; "We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner. At this point, our priority is to give them the necessary time and space to make arrangements and let this life-changing news sink in.' The record-breaking win surpasses the €175m record for the largest cheque ever presented to an Irish player, in February 2019. The winning numbers this week were: 13, 22, 23, 44 ,49 and the Lucky Stars were 3 and 5. The National Lottery has urged the winner 'to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can'. Dolores McNamara from Limerick was Ireland's first EuroMillions winner, scooping more than €115m in July 2005. The jackpot is capped once it reaches €250m. In total, more than 92,200 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games on Tuesday night.
Sunday World
14 hours ago
- Business
- Sunday World
Revealed: The Cork shop which sold this week's €250m Euromillions ticket
The Rebel County retail store made history this week after they sold Tuesday's whopping €250 million EuroMillions jackpot ticketIreland's newest multimillionaire has made contact with the Prize Claims teamThis person is the 18th winner in Ireland of the EuroMillions jackpot since it started in 2004 The winning EuroMillions ticket was bought in Cork. Photo: Stock image The record-breaking winning Euromillions ticket was sold at Clifford's Centra, Shandon Street in Cork city, it has been confirmed this morning. The shop, at 91 Shandon Street, is located on the northside of the city. The Rebel County retail store made history this week after they sold Tuesday's whopping €250 million EuroMillions jackpot ticket. And – although there has been no sight of the winner yet – the National Lottery also confirmed yesterday the Ireland's newest multimillionaire has made contact with the Prize Claims team. The contact came after days of speculation as to who the winner of the life-changing amount is. The winning EuroMillions ticket was bought in Cork. Photo: Stock image News in 90 Seconds - June 20th This person is the 18th winner in Ireland of the EuroMillions jackpot since it started in 2004. Speaking yesterday after the winner made contact, spokesperson for the National Lottery Emma Monaghan said; "We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner. "At this point, our priority is to give them the necessary time and space to make arrangements and let this life-changing news sink in.' The record-breaking win surpasses the €175m record for the largest cheque ever presented to an Irish player, in February 2019. The winning numbers this week were: 13, 22, 23, 44 ,49 and the Lucky Stars were 3 and 5. The National Lottery has urged the winner 'to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can'. Dolores McNamara from Limerick was Ireland's first EuroMillions winner, scooping over €115m in July 2005. The jackpot is capped once it reaches €250m. In total, over 92,200 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games on Tuesday night.
Irish Independent
15 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Revealed: The Cork shop which sold this week's €250m Euromillions ticket - ‘It's huge… very exciting'
The shop, at 91 Shandon Street, is located on the northside of the city. Shop owner Ted Clifford has said it is a "very exciting" day for his store, which has been in operation for 95 years on Shandon St in the northside of the city. The shop sold a €100,000 winning ticket on New Year's Eve to a local customer, a moment that he said must have "started our winning streak". "It's huge, it's definitely going to be the hottest day of the year on Shandon St," he said. Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr Clifford, who is the third generation to run the shop, said it was "fantastic news" to receive yesterday and they are "proud to be part of the community". On whether he has any idea who won the ticket, Mr Clifford said he has "no idea" as so many customers buy tickets in the run-up to a draw, but that he sends his "warmest congratulations" to the winner and their family. His shop receives €25,000 in prize money due to selling the winning ticket, with Mr Clifford planning a "big celebration" with his staff. And – although there has been no sight of the winner yet – the National Lottery also confirmed yesterday the Ireland's newest multimillionaire has made contact with the Prize Claims team. The contact came after days of speculation as to who the winner of the life-changing amount is. This person is the 18th winner in Ireland of the EuroMillions jackpot since it started in 2004. Speaking yesterday after the winner made contact, spokesperson for the National Lottery Emma Monaghan said; "We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner. "At this point, our priority is to give them the necessary time and space to make arrangements and let this life-changing news sink in.' The record-breaking win surpasses the €175m record for the largest cheque ever presented to an Irish player, in February 2019. The winning numbers this week were: 13, 22, 23, 44 ,49 and the Lucky Stars were 3 and 5. The National Lottery has urged the winner 'to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can'. Dolores McNamara from Limerick was Ireland's first EuroMillions winner, scooping over €115m in July 2005. The jackpot is capped once it reaches €250m. In total, over 92,200 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games on Tuesday night.
Irish Independent
15 hours ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Revealed: The Cork shop which sold this week's €250m Euromillions ticket
The Rebel County retail store made history this week after they sold Tuesday's whopping €250 million EuroMillions jackpot ticketIreland's newest multimillionaire has made contact with the Prize Claims teamThis person is the 18th winner in Ireland of the EuroMillions jackpot since it started in 2004 The record-breaking winning Euromillions ticket was sold at Clifford's Centra, Shandon Street in Cork city, it has been confirmed this morning. The shop, at 91 Shandon Street, is located on the northside of the city. The Rebel County retail store made history this week after they sold Tuesday's whopping €250 million EuroMillions jackpot ticket. And – although there has been no sight of the winner yet – the National Lottery also confirmed yesterday the Ireland's newest multimillionaire has made contact with the Prize Claims team. The contact came after days of speculation as to who the winner of the life-changing amount is. This person is the 18th winner in Ireland of the EuroMillions jackpot since it started in 2004. Speaking yesterday after the winner made contact, spokesperson for the National Lottery Emma Monaghan said; "We are absolutely thrilled to have heard from our EuroMillions winner. "At this point, our priority is to give them the necessary time and space to make arrangements and let this life-changing news sink in.' The record-breaking win surpasses the €175m record for the largest cheque ever presented to an Irish player, in February 2019. The winning numbers this week were: 13, 22, 23, 44 ,49 and the Lucky Stars were 3 and 5. The National Lottery has urged the winner 'to stay calm, get independent legal and financial advice and contact us as soon as they can'. Dolores McNamara from Limerick was Ireland's first EuroMillions winner, scooping over €115m in July 2005. The jackpot is capped once it reaches €250m. In total, over 92,200 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games on Tuesday night.
RTHK
21 hours ago
- Science
- RTHK
Chinese meteorologist wins WMO's highest honour
Chinese meteorologist wins WMO's highest honour The award for Xu is considered the equivalent of the Nobel prize to the WMO community. Photo courtesy of World Meteorological Organization. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced on Thursday that its highest honour, the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize, will be awarded this year to Xu Jianmin, a pioneering figure in the development of China's meteorological satellite system and a leading force in satellite data application and services. Xu is scheduled to receive the award at the WMO Executive Council meeting in 2026. The IMO Prize recognises exceptional achievements in meteorology, hydrology, and contributions to international cooperation in these fields. An academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering since 1997, Xu played a central role in designing the foundational architecture of the FengYun (FY) Meteorological Satellite Ground System. He was instrumental in solving critical challenges in FY satellite navigation, advancing key technologies for satellite-based products, and expanding the global use of FY satellite data in observation, forecasting, and meteorological services, according to the WMO. (Xinhua)
