Lucky Kildare shop sells eight winning tickets in National Lottery draw over Christmas

By Kildarenow Reporter
Published 13th Jan 2023, 15:33 GMT
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A Kildare shop had a very lucky Christmas period as it sold eight winning tickets in the National Lottery Millionaire's Draw.

Malone's shop on Claregate Street in Kildare Town is known as the oldest newsagents in Ireland as it dates to 1864 and it also has a reputation as one of the luckiest for Lottery tickets.placeholder image
Malone's shop on Claregate Street in Kildare Town is known as the oldest newsagents in Ireland as it dates to 1864 and it also has a reputation as one of the luckiest for Lottery tickets.

"These tickets are very popular for Christmas presents so we hope the winners had a very happy Christmas!

The lucky shop also had a €5,000 winner in the Telly Bingo on New Year's Eve.

Louis said the premises has also sold up to four Lotto and Lottery prizes of between €5,000 and €10,000 in the past few months.

The proprietor also revealed that he has sold a number of the controversial Prince Harry book, Spare. 

He said: "We've sold a few of them alright. Last year was  good year for books. It's great to see people reading again!"

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