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Nellie Scoops €53,000 On Winning Streak Show

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Nellie Foley, from Killarney, Co. Kerry has won €53,000 including a holiday on last Saturdays National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winning cheques were from left to right:  Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host; Nellie Foley, the winning recipient; Michael Hayes, Head of Marketing, The National Lottery and Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak game show co-host. Pic: Mac Innes Photography.

LUCKY Kerry Woman Nellie Foley from Killarney, scooped €53,000 in Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak TV Game show.

All of Nellie’s family were supporting her in the audience of Winning Streak last weekend, including some of her 17 grandchildren.

Nellie Foley celebrated her 90th birthday last November and is from Barleymount overlooking the lakes of Killarney.

She grew up on a farm where she was one of nine children. Nellie is a widow- she married farmer Daniel Foley in 1948 and they had seven children.

She likes to spend time in the garden, enjoys home baking; her speciality are apple tarts and queen cakes; and she regularly attends bingo in the community halls in Killarney in her spare time.