Image credit: Created by AI
€115.4 Million EuroMillions Win Made History in Ireland
A €115,436,126 EuroMillions ticket sold at G O Stores in Garryowen, Limerick, produced Ireland’s first EuroMillions jackpot on 29 July 2005 and was the largest European lottery prize at the time.
An Irish EuroMillions ticket won a €115,436,126 jackpot in the 29 July 2005 draw, producing one of the defining wins in the history of Ireland’s National Lottery.
The winning ticket was sold at G O Stores in Garryowen, Limerick. The ticket’s sale location placed the landmark win in a specific Limerick neighbourhood, while the jackpot itself became an event of national and European significance.
The Irish National Lottery identifies the winner as a player from Limerick and describes the prize as Ireland’s first EuroMillions jackpot win. The result marked the first time an Irish EuroMillions ticket had produced a jackpot of that kind.
The official draw date was 29 July 2005. The date distinguishes the win from later references that have described it only as a July 2005 result, and confirms when the €115,436,126 prize was won.
EuroMillions was the game involved. The prize amount was €115,436,126, making the win one of the largest prizes recorded by Ireland’s National Lottery and giving the draw a significance beyond the local ticket sale.
At the time, the prize was the largest amount ever won in any European lottery. That record placed the Limerick ticket at the centre of the European lottery landscape when it was drawn.
The National Lottery has continued to identify the event as one of Ireland’s historic EuroMillions jackpots. Its official account also describes the win as Ireland’s most famous EuroMillions win, reflecting the lasting place the result holds in the country’s lottery history.
G O Stores in Garryowen remains an essential part of the official account because it was the location where the winning ticket was sold. The store connects the record-setting jackpot to Limerick, the home of the winner identified by the National Lottery.
The verified record establishes the jackpot, the draw date, the game, the winner’s connection to Limerick and the ticket’s sale location. It also establishes the prize’s record status at the time and its continuing recognition as a historic Irish EuroMillions win. Claims about what happened to the winnings afterward are not included because they are not confirmed by the official lottery records used for this account.
Readers seeking current information about Irish draws can consult the latest Ireland lottery results. The 29 July 2005 EuroMillions jackpot remains a distinct historical event in the Irish National Lottery’s official record.