Ratoath family's €500,000 Euromillions win

A Ratoath family has scooped €500,000 in this week's Euromillions Lottery. The lucky EuroMillions Plus ticket was sold on Monday last, 12th November, the day before the draw, in the Centra store, Corballis Shopping Centre, Ratoath. The ticket was a €6 Quickpick number selection. The overall EuroMillions jackpot in last night's draw had reached over €169 million, and was won by a winning ticket in France. Today's delighted winners, who wish their win to remain private, live in Ratoath and both work fulltime outside the home. They have a young family. They decided to travel to Dublin to collect their cheque as soon as possible after the draw. Over a glass of champagne, they told how they felt when they realised they had won this great prize: 'We're delighted, over the moon, and can hardly believe our good luck, particularly so close to Christmas. This win lifts a lot of long-term stress. The relief of it is enormous, It won't change our day-to-day lives but it will really change our lives in the long-term, as it provides so much security for our family', they said. 'We have no particular plans for spending or investing the money at the moment, and we'll take time over Christmas to think about everything', they finished.