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Felling licences have been taking almost a year to be issued, figures show

Permit delays at Department of Agriculture are squeezing timber supplies

Tue May 04 2021 - 05:35

National Lottery sales rise to €805m with growth online

Last year proved a record year for prizes with 24 millionaires created

Wed May 22 2019 - 17:13

National Lottery appoints ex-Paddy Power executive as new boss

Gaming franchise unveils Andrew Algeo as its new chief executive

Wed May 08 2019 - 13:47

AG dragged into row over €16m in unclaimed lottery money

Dispute dates back to when National Lottery was privatised in 2014

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 05:35

Lottery boss Dermot Griffin to step down after 14 years in job

Chief executive was pivotal in privatisation of the franchise

Tue Apr 02 2019 - 16:56

Dublin syndicate expected to share €175.4m lottery jackpot with 49 family members

Members of the extended Sheridan and Rogers family collect massive payout

Fri Mar 01 2019 - 10:50

Ireland’s €175m EuroMillions winner is a family syndicate

Spokesman says win is ‘dream come true’ for ‘normal family’ from Dublin

Wed Feb 20 2019 - 18:08

National Lottery losing market share to gaming sites

Report suggests lotto’s share now just 13% as alternative forms grow in popularity

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 12:15

Lotto defies ‘tax on the poor’ stereotype

Report suggests National Lottery is played by all income groups in equal measure

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 05:49

National Lottery develops voice assistant for Google and Alexa users

Lotto’s new ‘Lottery Now’ voice assistant will allow users to check lottery numbers by voice

Sun Dec 09 2018 - 17:35

Lotto sales hit €800m as online channel recruits more users

Strong performance sees Irish franchise generate €226m for good causes last year

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 12:50

Game on: Lottery’s online sales strategy paying off

Nearly 10% of sales now generated online, a fivefold increase on 2015

Mon Sept 03 2018 - 05:30

Lotto websites react furiously to being labelled ‘parasites’

Industry group says operators are fully licensed to trade in Ireland

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 16:38

‘Rogue operators’ eating into National Lottery sales

Lotto chief says bet-on-lotto operators ‘siphoning off’ revenue from good causes

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 17:48

Man jailed for 15 years over fire that killed boy (12) loses appeal

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

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 16:40

Brave journalism ‘has never been so important’

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

Sun May 13 2018 - 20:02

EuroMillions Irish winners scoop €170 million in prizes in 2017

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

Sun Dec 31 2017 - 13:41

Winning €5.4m Lotto ticket bought in Dublin Airport

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

Sun Dec 24 2017 - 13:40

Irish Times writers win seven prizes at journalism awards

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

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 19:18

Tracker mortgage scandal, Lottery on winning streak,PTSB’s mortgage-to-rent scheme

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 07:07

National Lottery hits jackpot as jump in sales leads to winning streak

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

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 06:10

The thin line between a winning formula and a losing streak

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

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 06:00

Party time at the National Lottery

Celebrating 30 years of making dreams come true

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 17:19

West of Ireland syndicate wins €29m EuroMillions jackpot

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

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 18:01

Winner of EuroMillions €29m jackpot contacts lottery HQ

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

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 14:31

Is this Ireland’s luckiest Lotto player?

Man wins top Lotto prize for a third time

Wed Jun 21 2017 - 10:40

EuroMillions: Dublin shop that sold €88.5m ticket revealed

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

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 18:27

Press awards to return for first time in three years

National Lottery to sponsor NewsBrands Ireland journalism awards

Fri Jun 10 2016 - 20:18

National Lottery money for good causes fell again last year

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

Sat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00

Minimum cost of playing National Lottery to rise to €4

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

Fri Aug 07 2015 - 16:00

Retailers in favour of increase in lotto prices

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

Mon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00

Premier Lotteries Ireland to appear before Oireachtas committee

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

Mon Mar 02 2015 - 06:45

A damaging debacle

National Lottery

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 09:33

Lottery’s new private operator criticised over systems failure

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

Fri Feb 06 2015 - 09:40