Dermot Griffin (58) set fire to makeshift den in 2001, killing Stephen Hughes

Newsbrands 2018 awards will include a new category for ‘campaign of the year’

Three jackpots including latest €38.9 million win make for bumper year

Ticket was sold in the arrivals hall of Terminal 1 on Friday, on busiest day of the year

Newspaper wins most 2017 NewsBrands Journalist of the Year awards of any title

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Stronger performance allows Irish franchise to generate €213 million for good causes

National Lottery head Dermot Griffin on gambling, privatisation and an Uber-like assault on his business

Celebrating 30 years of making dreams come true

The winners of last week’s jackpot have decided to remain anonymous

‘Incredible amount of money’: Location of shop that sold winning ticket still a mystery

Man wins top Lotto prize for a third time

Lusk service station drop its fuel prices on Friday to celebrate the jackpot win

National Lottery to sponsor NewsBrands Ireland journalism awards

Fall due to millions spent as Premier Lotteries Ireland took over lotto from An Post

Changes to mean two additional numbers added to playslip for a 47-number format

Move by Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association comes amid speculation over format changes

National Lottery operator PLI likely to be asked about crashes and terminals

National Lottery

Problems that forced the Lotto to be moved to Thursday have proven lucky for one ticket holder

Operator installing 4,000 new ticket terminals across the retail network

Compliance consultant Liam Sloyan to take up role next month

National Lottery operators planning to roll out a new technology platform

Winners can relax and read coffee-table books with titles such as ‘Great Escapes’ and ‘New York Interiors’. If they want to spray champagne, they can go out into the courtyard

Mother of Stephen Hughes (12) says son was a ‘beautiful bright ray of sunshine’

Mother speaks of ‘unbelievable pain’ since loss of son

Franchise blames 6.8% decline in sales on fewer jackpot rollovers and ongoing difficulties in retail

Dermot Griffin (54) had denied setting fire to makeshift den where boy was sleeping

Stephen Hughes (12) died in makeshift den where he slept overnight in 2001

Humourous campaign targets ‘occasional’ players, says chief executive Dermot Griffin

Play Online, launched in March, speeds up and simplifies registration process

Extension with technology supplier Gtech to cover handover to new operator would cost about €9m

Man has been accused of setting fire to a makeshift den and causing the death of a 12- year-old boy trapped inside

Athens-based company signs 10-year contract with new Irish operator

Having paid €405m for its franchise, Premier Lotteries Ireland is taking a ‘very positive’ view of the Irish market

Franchise in private ownership under deal for first time in 27-year history

An Post likely to seek extension to technology contract with US supplier

Chief executive will transfer to Premier Lotteries Ireland once contracts are signed

Despite strong online performance, revenue generated for good causes fell to €225m