Dad gave son winning £850k Lotto ticket – and thought jackpot win was early April Fool’s joke
A FAMILY are celebrating after a dad gave his 23-year-old son a £880,000 winning lotto ticket.
Odhran was going to a party in the local Dry Arch bar at Bonagee that evening and called into the adjoining shop to check his ticket. "He's a lovely big young fella and this will set him up now for life. We're just so delighted for him."Eldest brother Shane is a pharmacist and has his own pharmacy in Manchester while sister Lana is a solicitor with a practice in Gorey, Co Wexford.Odhran spoke with owner James Barclay and asked him if he knew who the owner of the winningMr Barclay replied he had heard some rumours but didn't know who exactly had won the €1 million.
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