Woman collects Lotto share

A married woman from Co Westmeath yesterday collected her share of the mid week Lotto jackpot of £250,000

A married woman from Co Westmeath yesterday collected her share of the mid week Lotto jackpot of £250,000. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, is in her 50s and works part time. She has a grown family.

The ticket was purchased in Daly's Newsagents, 7 Patrick Street, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, on August 14th. The second share of the jackpot was collected by a group of 12 colleagues from a computer software company last Friday.

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