Irish Lottery

Ticket cost: Lotto - minimum purchase €3 for 2 x lines at €1.50 each
Number format: Lotto – 6 numbers between 1 - 45
Draw Frequency: Lotto - Twice weekly - Saturday & Wednesday
Win: Lotto – Match minimum of 3 numbers for a win
First Draw: Lotto - 23 March 1987

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Irish Lottery Info

The Luck of the Irish might well be with you if you play the Irish Lotto, with very attractive odds the Irish lottery has got to offer some of the best opportunities around for players who are keen to be in with a chance of winning a jackpot. The Irish National Lottery is operated by An Post National Lottery Company (Irish: Comhlacht Chrannchur Náisiúnta An Post), and has undergone a recent re-branding exercise which has brought a much more appealing corporate lime green colour to the website and a very cheerful smiley star logo to promote the company image. There are a huge variety of games to be played including; Irish Lotto, Lotto Plus, Monday Million, Euromillions, Plus, Telly Bingo, Scratchcards, Christmas Millionaire, Raffle and Lotto 5-4-3-2-1, all players in Ireland must be over the age of 18 to participate.

As yet it isn’t possible to purchase lottery tickets for the Irish Lotto on their own website, instead it is a case of either visiting your local high street bookmakers, William Hill or Ladbrokes for example, taking a trip to the Emerald Isle or purchasing online through one of the recognised agents. If you do purchase online then it is worth reading the small print to ensure that you get the best possible deal, some charge a percentage of any wins.

The Irish Lotto is simplicity itself and as there are only 45 numbers to choose from, your chances are much improved in becoming an Irish Lottery winner. As with the UK National Lottery the Irish Lottery supports good causes such as Sports, culture and National Heritage projects, but still over 50% of the ticket price is added to the prize fund which is always guaranteed to have at lease €2,000,000 jackpot prize fund, however it is often in excess of €5,000,000 making the Irish Lotto an obvious choice to start playing. The Draws take place live on RTE television channel in Ireland and are every Wednesday and Saturday, it is certainly worth entering both each week to improve your chances of a win.