The local winners of the €500,000 Euromillions Plus jackpot last week have already collected their winnings but not even their family know about it yet.
Speculation has been rife throughout the town about who the lucky winners could be.
It has now emerged that a married couple from the area won the bumper prize with a lucky Quick Pick that was bought the day before the draw.
However, they have kept the win quiet so far and told the National Lottery that not even their children are aware they have won yet.
The winning wife confessed: “We still haven’t told anybody in our family, including our kids.
“We are still coming to terms with the realisation that we now have a half a million euro in the bank so we need to take some time before we start making any plans.”
Her husband admitted he thought he had already tasted Euromillions success back in January.
“We thought that we had won the Euromillions jackpot of €88.5 million in January,” he said.
“I bought a ticket in the winning Applegreen Service Station in Lusk in Dublin and I was absolutely convinced that I had won.
“I had the ticket for days and I was too afraid to check it. Once I heard that the winners came forward, I promised that I would be next to win big.”
The couple said they hoped to pay off their mortgage with their winnings before treating themselves to a break
“For the last ten years we have spent our holidays on staycation in Ireland so I think it’s time to treat ourselves to a nice sun holiday once we have paid off all our bills.
“It’s a great comfort to know that we will be finally free of our mortgage for the rest of our days.”