"Dolores McNamara was enjoying a night out with her friends when the EuroMillions draw flashed up on the TV screen. The multi-million lottery bonanza was relatively new in Ireland in the summer of 2005, and the last thing Ms McNamara expected was for her impulse buy of a €2 ticket to pay off. Once the draw was announced, things would never be the same for Dolores McNamara, now a jaw-dropping €115 million better off."
"The beaming winner presented herself to the public upon picking up the novelty-sized cheque, though an avalanche of attention and subsequent distressing incidents perhaps contributed to her retreat from the spotlight. 20 years on, what became of Dolores McNamara and her many millions? On this episode of The Indo Daily, host Tabitha Monahan is joined by Irish Independent southern correspondent Ralph Riegel to look back on one of the most lucrative stories in modern Irish history."
Dolores McNamara bought an impulse €2 EuroMillions ticket while out with friends and won €115 million in the summer of 2005. The win arrived just after EuroMillions launched in Ireland and instantly transformed her life. She presented herself publicly to collect a novelty-sized cheque and appeared beaming at first. An avalanche of media attention and subsequent distressing incidents followed and influenced her decision to retreat from the public eye. Two decades later, curiosity persists about how she managed her fortune and what became of her life after the dramatic windfall.
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