Staff at a rural shop are celebrating this morning after selling a Lotto ticket worth €130,000.
One lucky punter in Co Carlow was just a digit away from scooping the €3.5million jackpot in Wednesday's draw.
The player matched five number plus the bonus ball to claim a sum of €129,511.
And the owner of Corrigan’s Service Station, on the Borris Road in Bagnalstown, has urged locals to check their tickets.
Delighted owner Will Corrigan said: "It’s just a huge boost for the store and for the community as a whole.
"The service station is situated in a very rural part of Carlow between Bagnalstown and Borris so the vast majority of our customers are local.
"We would be absolutely delighted to see one of our neighbours picking up this prize."
He added: "The business itself has been in the family for five generations so to get a massive win like this for the locality is a very proud moment.
"We’ve had the Lotto in the store for only ten years so we’ll certainly be celebrating our biggest win to date with all of our customers today."
The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold at the store on the day of the draw.
Saturday's jackpot is now heading towards an estimated €4million.
