Factory worker Kieran Gallagher won Stg£800 (€947) after buying a UK ticket in Tyrone. But he warned other Irish people not to play the foreign game when the UK bosses said they could not send his winnings to him because he lives in Ireland
An Irishman who scooped a win in the UK lottery hopes the lotto bosses will tell him he can collect his winnings in Belfast.
READ MORE: Donegal man who won £800 in UK lottery furious as he's told he has to travel to UK to get it The Irish Mirror asked UK national lottery operators Allwyn if Kieran can collect his winnings in Belfast. A spokesperson said: “For prizes up to Stg£500, players can go back into a UK or Isle of Man shop to claim the prize. For any prizes above this, they should contact us.”
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