Longford winner scoops €40k or new jeep in Club Longford draw

Shauna O’Brien from Longford scooped the top prize of a Hyundai Tucson or €40,000 in cash.

Committee member Martin Skelly said the winning ticket was bought at “the last minute” outside Longford’s Bank of Ireland on Saturday ahead of the draw that same afternoon at Nally Brothers Ballymahon.

The second prize winner of a €1,500 Center Parcs holiday voucher or cash equivalent went to Ruth Kielty, Boyle, Co Roscommon.

Mick McElvaney from Ballymore, Longford took home the third prize of €1,000 in cash with the fourth prize and equivalent amount of cash being won by Roscommon’s Margaret Fitzgerald.

The fifth prize, consisting of two nights B&B with dinner for two in the four star Montenotte Hotel, Cork was won by Michael Farrell, Lanesboro, Longford.

€500 in cash, which consisted of the sixth prize, was won by APCOA, ℅ Gerry O’Reilly.

Catherine Harkin, from Dring, Longford also took home €500 in cash after scooping the seventh prize.

The Early Bird part of the draw which was held last week in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park saw Eugene O’Brien, Clonguish, Longford win the top prize of €500 in cash.

Jenny McCormack, Longford was the lucky winner of two All-Ireland Hurling Final tickets along with an overnight stay in the Castleknock Hotel.

Two All-Ireland Football Final tickets, meanwhile, together with an overnight stay in the Croke Park Hotel was won by Patsy McVeigh, Moyne, Co Longford.

Mr Skelly thanked all those who bought tickets and said the draw, held on the back of recent news Longford GAA had snapped up a 32 acre site for a proposed centre of excellence, was met with a hugely positive reaction.

“It (draw) was a tremendous success and there was a great vibe in the county last week after the good news story that came out,” he said.

“It’s safe to say expectations were very much exceeded.”