Irish Lottery Winnings
The Irish lotto was launched in the late 1980s and it has gone on to raise more than €4.9 billion for good causes, funding projects in sport, recreation, health, welfare, arts, national heritage, and the Irish language.
There are two Irish Lottery draws each week – Wednesday and Saturday – and the Irish Lotto results and winning numbers are published online shortly afterwards.
What are the Biggest Irish Lottery Wins? The biggest Lotto jackpot wins to date are: €18,963,441 on June 29, 2008. €16,700,000 on April 14, 2010. €16,300,000 on October 23, 2010. The biggest Euromillions jackpot won by an Irish ticket holder was €175,475,380 in February 2019. Is Tax Paid on Irish Lottery Winnings? At Islands Lotto, you bet on the outcome of the official draw. Winnings for tier 1 and 2 are paid directly to you, after validation, by our betting partner who levy an administration fee of 1.25%. All other tiers will be paid by Islands Lotto without an administration fee. See Lottery Betting rules.Players must be aged 18 or over. Irish Lottery winnings are TAX-FREE! Winnings paid within 48 hours. Please note – There are an ever-growing number of Irish lottery e-mail scams. Although these scammers have used our name and address in their fraudulent e-mails we are NOT involved in any way with any of these scams. Please visit Irish-lotto.com/warning.htm for more information.
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The Irish Lotto draw takes place every Wednesday and Saturday at around 8pm (GMT).
The Irish lottery has one main draw and two additional draws – Irish Lotto Plus 1 and Irish Lotto Plus 2 – which players can enter and have the opportunity to win more prizes.