Whopping €50,000 winning scatch card sold in Portarlington
Published 17th Jun 2026, 14:00 GMT
Manager Ciara Smith was hopeful that a local player bought the ticket
Mystery surrounds the identity of the €50,000 scratch card player who bought their scratch card in Portarlington.
There was plenty of excitement at Dempsey’s Gala on Patrick Street in Portarlington following news of the €50,000 win.
Manager Ciara Smith said they received notification from the National Lottery about the winning scratch card by post at the weekend.
She said that although the win has been the talk of the shop, she has no idea who might have bought the winning ticket. She was hopeful that the winner was from the local area.
“I imagine it is a local person, but I would be assuming,” said Ms Smith.
She described the win as “great” and said, “I think it is one of our biggest wins that we have had”.