“I had to make sure I wasn’t dreaming!”

Louth syndicate claim €2.4m Lotto jackpot

A SYNDICATE from Louth were overjoyed to arrive at Lotto HQ this week to claim their €2,418,002 fortune after having a Saturday night to remember last weekend. The Wee County winners scooped the life-changing amount in the 15th July Lotto draw after purchasing their winning ticket at Tesco in the Longwalk shopping centre in Dundalk.

The latest jackpot winners admitted that they were in total shock when they saw their numbers appear on screen: “I was watching the draw live and ticking our numbers off as they came out. I really couldn’t believe it when all of our numbers were on the screen in front of me! I was checking and double checking and checking again. I had to make sure I wasn’t dreaming! It’s surreal to think that we were the only people in the entire country to have the winning numbers last weekend.”

“For a few weeks, I was actually thinking of stopping the syndicate. There’s a lot of organizing that goes into it and we had never won big before so I was thinking to myself, is it really worth it? We decided to keep going with it for the time being and thank goodness we did.

Imagine if we had have given up – we certainly wouldn’t be sitting here in the Winners Room, that’s for sure,” they said.

The Louth winners believe that the rain last week helped them to become Ireland’s newest Lotto jackpot winners: “I feel like the awful weather last week played a big part in our win. As I got to the shop to buy our Quick

Pick ticket, the rain was pouring down so there wasn’t a chance I was getting out of the car in that. I had to sit and wait for a while to let it ease off. To think, if it hadn’t have been such a wet and dreary day, I might have ended up going into the shop even earlier which could have resulted in us not getting our particular Quick Pick ticket. It was obviously meant to be!”

The Outsider Coffee Dock opens at Dundalk Stadium

“THE Outsider Coffee

Dock” opens Monday 24th July at 8am in Dundalk Stadium carpark and continually every week Monday to Friday from 8am to 3pm.

Serving delicious freshly ground coffees to order using a variety of milk and alternatives; from favourites such as flat whites to iced lattes and a selection of sweet treats.

It is situated in the car park just to the right of the Stadium with entrance via the bypass road by the LED sign. Free parking and a seating area is also available.

Opening Day will see the first 50 coffees of the day free plus every coffee purchased thereafter will receive a free traybake.

The coffee launched on the 12th July to a fantastic reception and was a big hit with racegoers on the day. Dundalk Stadium is proud of its choice of Marley Coffee who source sustainable, ethically farmed, artisan roasted speciality coffee beans.

Lisa O’Connor, Sales & Marketing Manager said ‘We are that confident that the coffee is INCREDIBLE we know once people taste it they will be racing back (pun intended)’ a concerned local has urged people who dump rubbish to stop being so selfish and not contribute to the litter problems around town which were highlighted in the recent IBaL Litter League Rankings where Dundalk finished bottom of the table. He sent in the above pic which was taken last week at the Ramparts in Dundalk.

The Outsider is a perfect place to stop away from all the hustle and bustle, good coffee… no hassle!