Dermot Griffin

Halfway through my interview with the National Lottery boss, Dermot Griffin, I ask if he thinks playing the Lotto is gambling. It’s a loaded question (...)

On the first floor of an office block on Abbey Street in central Dublin, there’s a special room with cream-coloured walls, white furniture, expensive (...)

A west of Ireland syndicate has been revealed as the winner of the €29 million EuroMillions jackpot. Their substantial slice of luck has now tipped (...)

The winner of the €29 million EuroMillions jackpot made contact with the National Lottery on Monday. The contact comes after a weekend of speculation(...)

One lucky player is celebrating after winning a top prize on the National Lottery for a third time – making him one of Ireland’s luckiest players. Th(...)

There was still a sense of disbelief from excited staff and customers at the Applegreen service station in Lusk, north Dublin, yesterday as they cele(...)

The National Lottery is to sponsor the newspaper journalism awards which are returning for the first time in three years. The awards are run by News(...)

Money generated for good causes by the National Lottery fell again last year, largely because of costs related to the privatisation of the franchise. (...)

The cost of playing the National Lottery is to rise for the first time in nine years as part of a series of changes being introduced by the new oper(...)

One of the main retailer groups has come out in favour of increasing lotto prices amid speculation the new private operator is planning changes to (...)