A family in Dublin will certainly be having a joyful Christmas this year, after they won a whopping €500,000 in the EuroMillions last week!

 

The cheque was collected by an unnamed lucky dad who had bought the Quick Pick ticket at Spar Watervillie in Blanchardstown on December 17 - the day of the draw.

 

He only found out he'd won after checking the ticket in the scanner in the local newsagent on Monday morning.

 

 

"I checked my ticket as usual on a ticket scanner in a shop on Monday morning. A message flashed up telling me to contact the National Lottery right away," he told the Irish Mirror

 

"I checked again at the counter and the assistant whispered to me that I had won a half million Euro. It was an indescribable feeling."

 

The family have been "under a lot of pressure financially" after their dad lost their job recently, so the win is a "huge relief". 

 

 

So what do they plan on doing with the money? 

 

"We are going to enjoy the next couple of days and celebrate together before we start thinking about our long term plans.

 

"In the New Year, I would love to start my own business and work for myself and my family. I now have the financial freedom to do that but I need to discuss it with my wife first."

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