BREAKING: Limerick Lotto player wins €255k in late-night snack run

A QUICK trip for Friday night snacks turned into a life-changing moment for one lucky Limerick man, who scooped €255,000 in the EuroMillions.

The winning Euromillions Ireland Only Raffle ticket was purchased at Moloney's Daybreak in Carrigkerry, Athea, on May 9 and the winner said the big moment almost didn’t happen.

“I was just grabbing a few bits for the family when I asked the shop assistant if I was too late for a EuroMillions ticket,” he recalled.

“She told me I was just in the nick of time, and that ticket turned out to be the big one!”

He and his partner shared a laugh in the Lotto winners room: 

“It’s funny because all weekend he kept joking, asking if I thought he might have the winning ticket. We heard it was won in Limerick, but he kept putting off checking it," said the man's partner.

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Now €255,000 richer, the couple say they’re finally able to move forward with building their new family home: “It’s been a long journey, but this win means we can finally move things along. We’re over the moon, and it still doesn’t feel real!”

This Limerick win is part of a special EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle series running throughout May. Every Tuesday and Friday draw this month includes one guaranteed €250,000 top-up prize in addition to the usual €5,000 Raffle prize, bringing extra excitement to each draw.

With past winners from Dublin (four), Meath, Limerick, and Wicklow, anticipation is building as players hope to win one of the remaining guaranteed €250,000 prizes, and possibly the estimated €200 million EuroMillions jackpot in this Tuesday evening's draw.