Louth shop celebrates selling winning €4.6m jackpot Lotto ticket
Staff in Centra of Platin Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth pop the champagne to celebrate selling winning Lotto ticket
It was a day for champagne celebrations in the Wee County as Centra, Platin Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth was revealed as the store that sold the winning ticket in Wednesday’s Lotto draw, with the winning ticket worth an astonishing €4,642,646.
The town of Drogheda is no strangers to National Lottery winning ways after celebrating several high-tier wins over the years, including the Lotto jackpot win of €3,523,021 on 14th February 2024.
Shop owner, William Daly, said: “My wife, Bernie and I, are thrilled with today’s announcement as the latest store to sell a winning Lotto Jackpot ticket and to have sold the first Lotto jackpot win of 2025.
"This is our first time ever selling a winning ticket, we are over the moon to have done so.
"I’d like to thank the amazing team in our store for their dedication and hard work, serving our loyal customers in our community here in Drogheda.
"We have a lot of regular customers, so it’s great to think that one of them may have won a life-changing prize.
"We wish the very best for the winner and may it bring them every happiness and success in the future.
"It’s a well-deserved lift for the community here in Drogheda!”
The Louth player becomes the first Lotto Jackpot winner of 2025, after purchasing their winning ticket on Saturday, 25th January from Centra, Platin Road.
The winning numbers from Wednesday night’s Lotto draw were:5, 12, 14, 27, 34, 42and the Bonus was 25.
Darragh O’Dwyer National Lottery spokesperson said:“It might be known as the Wee County, but celebrations are certain to be high this week in Louth with aLottoplayer bagging themselves €4,642,646 in Wednesday night’s draw.
"The midweek multi-millionaire has officially taken the title of Ireland’s firstLottoJackpot Winner of 2025.
"The National Lottery can confirm that the winner has madecontact with our claims team and arrangements are being made for Ireland’s newest millionaire to collect their prize."
Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, welfare, education, arts, heritage and the Irish Language.
In total, more than €6.5 billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 37 years ago. In 2023 alone, €227.9 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.