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Kerry Women Get Lucky On Winning Streak

 

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Maureen O’Sullivan from Tuosist won €28,000 including a holiday on last Saturday’s 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; Maureen O’Sullivan the winning player; Dermot Griffin, Chief Executive at the National Lottery and Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak game show co-host. The winning ticket was bought from Eurospar. Pic: Mac Innes Photography.

AN Abbeydorney woman won a trip to New York and a Tuosist lady went home with €28,000 in prizes after RTE’s Winning Streak show on Saturday.

 

Eighty-eight-year-old Maureen O’Sullivan of the Tuosist Post Office near Kenmare was one of five contestants on the National Lottery Show.

Maureen had lots of support in the audience of Winning Streak this weekend as four of her five sons were there with their families along with her brother, Jerome.

 

She won €25000 in cash plus a holiday to Salzburg valued at €3,000.

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Maureen inherited the job of Postmistress from her mother in law, Julia O’Sullivan in 1965 and now runs it with  her daughter in law, also called Maureen.

Maureen is a widow, she has five sons, Steven, PJ, Eoin, Michael and Gerard ranging from their mid-sixties to early fifties.   Maureen has 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren with a seventh on the way this weekend.

Maureen enjoys gardening and feeding the birds in her spare time. She plays bingo once a week and takes the community bus to Kenmare each week with friends and neighbours from the locality.

But luck also shone on an Abbeydorney woman on the night. Winning Streak Scratch Cards also offer players the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New York City on Independence Day, July 4, and this week the lucky winner drawn  to travel with their guest for a 4 day luxury trip to the Big Apple with €2,000 spending money was Mary Donovan from Abbeydorney.

The next Winning Streak show will see another Kerry contestant as the name of Nellie Foley from Killarney was read out on the night.

 

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Denis Wins €37,000 In Prizes On ‘Winning Streak’

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Denis Cronin from Castlegregory has won €37,000 including a car on last Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winning cheques were from left to right: Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak game show co-host; Andrew Egan, National Lottery ticket selling agent, Post Office, Castlegregory; Mrs Noreen Cronin, (Dennis’s wife) Denis Cronin the winning player; Niall Andrews, Head of Sales, the National Lottery and Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host: Pic: Mac Innes Photography.

A CASTLEGREGORY man has a brand new motor after appearing on Winning Streak at the weekend.

Denis Cronin from Fahamore won €37,000 including a car worth €25,000 on last Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE.

The 66-year-old is married to Noreen and they have six children, three sons and three daughters- Stevie, Sean, Denise, Neil, Treasa and Maura. The couple have 11 grandchildren.

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Denis is a semi-retired vegetable grower. He enjoys playing music in his spare time; Denis plays the bodhrán and travels to establishments around Kerry in the summertime to sit in on a music session.

Denis’s wife Noreen, all of his children and some of his grandchildren were in the audience of Winning Streak last weekend. His daughter Treasa, her husband, Dave and two children travelled from their home in Essex to support him.

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Vincent Gets Cash On ‘Winning Streak’…And He Wasn’t The Only Kerry Winner!

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Tralee man, Vincent Lynch, on Winning Streak on RTE 1 on Saturday night.

A TRALEE man has been compensated for cutting short his holiday with friends in Turkey to attend ‘Winning Streak’, by winning a €3,000 trip to Croatia, as well as €18,000 in cash.

Marian Park native, Vincent Lynch, heard he was going to appear on the show while on holiday in Kusadasi, Turkey and came home to appear on TV.

Vincent, the youngest of seven children, was supported on the show by his son, two god-nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, sisters and others.

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He is a full-time carer for his mother, Cecelia Lynch, whom he said hello to on the night. Vincent wasn’t the only Kerry person to come away from the show with a cash windfall.

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George Drummond from Sneem won €18,000 on ‘Winning Streak’.

George Drummond from Sneem also struck it lucky on the show and came away with €18,000.

George was meant to be at a wedding at the Parknasilla Hotel on the night but ‘Winning Streak’ got in the way.

He was there with wife Noreen and children Elma, Therese, Aidan, twins Mark and David and extended family, including grandchildren holding up banners cheering him on.

Not a bad weekend for two men from the Kingdom!

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Tralee Man To Play For Cash And Prizes On ‘Winning Streak’

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Who knows? Maybe a Tralee man will be spinning the wheel this Saturday night.

IF you’re sitting in front of the TV tomorrow night, it might be worth flicking on RTE 1 to see a face that will be familiar to some.

Tralee man, Vincent Lynch, had his name drawn out of the drum on the National Lottery game show ‘Winning Streak’ last Saturday, so he’ll be making an appearance on the show to hopefully win a load of cash and prizes.

The 46 year old, originally from Marian Park, had to cut his Turkish holiday short to appear on the show, but every cloud etc…

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Vincent, who was holidaying with a group of friends, was on the bus to his hotel in Kusadasi when he heard the news that his name had been called out on the show.

The youngest of seven children – he has three brothers and three sisters – you can be sure he’ll be well supported on the night. Best of luck Vincent.

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Rachel Wins Thousands For Paddy On RTE’s Winning Streak

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Paddy Ryan in the audience on Winning Streak.

A TRALEE man is coming back from Dublin with a nice amount of cash after his granddaughter appeared for him on Winning Streak last night.

Eighty-nine-year old Paddy Ryan from Garryruth was surrounded by his family in the audience as Rachel Fitzgerald did the hard work on stage with Marty Whelan and Sinead Kennedy and ended up winning €28,000 for ‘GaGa’, as she calls him.

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Rachel Fitzgerald on the Winning Streak show.

Rachel from Duagh told Marty that Paddy has been buying scratch cards for the show since it began 25 years ago. His late wife Mai who died three years ago, also liked to play.

Rachel teaches at Tarbert Comprehensive and is married to Colm Fitzgerald, principal of Causeway Comprehensive.

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Rachel’s children Eli and Asia on the show.

In the audience were their two children, Ely and Asia. Paddy has 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and another one on the way.

Rachel said hello to Paddy’s sister Helen, watching in Birmingham.

Rachel also got in a plug for her dad, Tony O’Donoghue, who has a car service business in Tralee and was also in the audience.

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Rachel’s husband Colm in the Winning Streak audience.
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Paddy Ryan’s family in the audience of Winning Streak.
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Stacks Man Scoops €37,000 In Prizes During ‘Winning Streak’ Show

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Jim Naughton from Tralee on Winning Streak tonight.

A TRUE Rockie will come home to Tralee with €37,000 in prizes after appearing on the Winning Streak programme tonight.

Jim Naughton won €12,000 in cash and a car worth €25,000 in the popular RTE National Lottery game show.

Jim, originally from Croom in Co Limerick, was supported by wife Joan (originally from Ballydavid), daughter Siobhan, son Cathal, daughter in law Catherine with grandkids Aoife and Darragh and more supporters in the RTE studios earlier today.

Jim, of 24/7 cabs, is a former chairman of the Austin Stacks club, and told presenter Sinead Kennedy that he hopes to use the money to follow the British and Irish Lions Tour in New Zealand in 2017.

Enjoy your winnings Jim!

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Ballyheigue Woman Wins €45,000 In Prizes On Winning Streak

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Grainne Galway from Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry has won €45,000 including a car on last Saturdays (28th November 2015)) National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winning cheques were from left to right: Fiona Moriarty, the National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue, Tralee, Co. Kerry; Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host; Grainne Galway, the winning player; Niall Andrews, Head of Sales at the National Lottery who made the presentation; Joseph Moriarty, the National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue, Tralee, Co. Kerry; Mairead Moriarty, the National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue, Tralee, Co. Kerry and Sinead Kennedy Winning Streak game show co-host. Pic: Mac Innes Photography
Grainne Galway from Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry ha won €45,000 including a car on last Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winning cheques were from left to right: Fiona Moriarty, the National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue, Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host; Grainne Galway, the winning player; Niall Andrews, Head of Sales at the National Lottery who made the presentation; Joseph Moriarty, the National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue, Tralee, Co. Kerry; Mairead Moriarty, the National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue, Tralee, Co. Kerry and Sinead Kennedy Winning Streak game show co-host. Pic: Mac Innes Photography

A BALLYHEIGUE woman had a great Saturday night in Dublin when she won €45,000 in prizes on the ‘Winning Streak’ gameshow.

And there was great news after the name of Jim Naughton from Tralee was called out to appear on next week’s show.

Gráinne Galway won a car  worth €25,000 and  further €20,00o in cash on the RTE show.

Twenty nine year old Grainne lives in the family home with her parents, Thomas and Joan.

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Grainne is the manager of the local Centra in Ballyheighue where she has worked for the last 15 years. Her bosses, Brendan and Margaret Moriarty are like a second family to her.

Grainne has been going out with Sean, a farmer, for the past two years.

The youngest of eight children, she has three sisters and four brothers. Her siblings, who range from 44 to 29, all live around the locality. She has 15 nieces and nephews.

In her spare time Grainne enjoys walking. She also plays as a corner forward for the ladies football club Causeway. This year Causeway won the North Kerry Championship.

Grainne was drying her hair in another room when her name was called out on Winning Streak last weekend. Her mother, father and brother David were watching the show. The house was full of people within ten minutes of Grainne’s name being called out.

Grainne said she would love to buy a new kitchen for her parents with her winnings.

Grainne’s siblings Amanda, Siobhan and Maurice were in the audience, as well as her nephews, Jack and Nathan and her nieces, Katie Ellen (who is Grainne’s godchild), Lila Grace, and Laura.

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Ballymac Bar’s Eugie Creagh Appeared On Winning Streak Last Night

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Eugie Creagh at the Winning Streak show on Saturday night.

THERE were celebrations in the Ballymac Bar last night when the Creagh family enjoyed a windfall from the Winning Streak programme.

Eugie Creagh’s name was called out last week on the show, but it was his son John who was representing him on the TV programme last night.

Eugie was there, of course, with his entourage which included John’s wife Linda their kids Paddy and John and cousin Oran among others, who all helped Eugie pick the numbers for John for the first part of the game on the show.

John told presenter, Sinead Kennedy, how his dad opened the Ballymac Bar back in 1956 and how he and his brother Patrick are now running the pub since Eugie retired three years ago.

In the end, John won €8,000 in cash and a holiday to Thailand worth €10,000 for his dad, so not a bad trip up to Dublin for the Creagh family.

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A screenshot of John Creagh appearing on the show last night.
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Listowel Man Wins €40,000 On Winning Streak

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John Joe Fitzgerald from Listowel, Co. Kerry has won €40,000 on last Saturdays (10th October 2015) 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; Carmel Kehoe, the winning participant who played on behalf of her brother John Joe Fitzgerald; John Joe Fitzgerald, the winning recipient; Harry Cooke, Head of Corporate Affairs at the National Lottery who made the presentation and Sinead Kennedy Winning Streak game show co-host. The winning ticket was bought from Garvey’s Supervalu, Listowel, Co.Kerry. Pic: Mac Innes Photography.
John Joe Fitzgerald from Listowel, won €40,000 on last Saturday’s National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winning cheque were from left to right: Marty Whelan, Winning Streak game show co-host; Carmel Kehoe, the winning participant who played on behalf of her brother John Joe Fitzgerald; John Joe Fitzgerald, the winning recipient; Harry Cooke, Head of Corporate Affairs at the National Lottery who made the presentation and Sinead Kennedy Winning Streak game show co-host. The winning ticket was bought from Garvey’s Supervalu, Listowel. Pic: Mac Innes Photography.

A LISTOWEL man had a good Saturday night when he won €40,000 on the Winning Streak TV show.

 

John Joe Fitzgerald (55) from Greenville, Listowel, chose his sister Carmel Kehoe to represent him on the show. Carmel lives on a farm in North Wexford with her husband, Miley Kehoe.

John Joe has two nephews and three nieces; Aidan, 34, twins Maura and Eileen, 33, Robert, 30, and Emma who is 26. He enjoys art, a hobby he takes part in every Monday at Writers Grove House where he is a resident.

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John Joe considers himself to be quite lucky and recently won some money at the Listowel Races. He used to work at Listowel Racecourse, helping out in the jockey’s room. He also worked at a petrol station as a petrol attendant.

John Joe is very excited about the win but has not disclosed any plans for his winnings.

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Another Big Win For Kerry On ‘Winning Streak’

 

Ellen, a primary school teacher, is the daughter of Michael John and Mary. She has one brother, Michael.   Ellen’s boyfriend is Maurice Stack from Co. Cork.   Ellen and her family are avid GAA supporters and have attended all the Kerry matches over the summer.   Ellen plans to spend her winnings on repaying a college loan, a shopping spree and a holiday.
Pictured at the presentation of winning cheque to Ellen Brosnan were from left: Marty Whelan, game show co-host; Mary Morrissey, National Lottery ticket selling agent, Moqutte Ltd, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick; Ellen Brosnan, the winning player; Peter Plunkett, Head of IT, The National Lottery,Margaret Mc Carthy, National Lottery ticket selling agent, Moquette Ltd, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick and Sinead Kennedy game show co-host. The winning ticket was bought from Supervalu, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick. Pic: Mac Innes Photography

DO Kerry people just spend their time buying lottery tickets or are we just lucky?

Ellen Brosnan from Knocknagoshel, is the latest player to scoop a big cash prize of €43,000 on the ‘Winning Streak’ show, following on from last week where two Kerry people, one from Knocknagoshel, were big winners.

Ellen, a primary school teacher, is the daughter of Michael John and Mary. She has one brother, Michael.

Ellen and her family are avid GAA supporters and have attended all the Kerry matches over the summer.

She now plans to spend her winnings on repaying a college loan, a shopping spree and a holiday.

 

 

 

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Kerry Wins Big On Lottery Show As Knocknagoshel’s On A ‘Winning Streak’

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Pictured at the presentation of winning cheques were from left: Marty Whelan, Gameshow co-host; Josephine Quinlan, winning participant; Eddie Banville, Head of Marketing, National Lottery and Sinead Kennedy, Gameshow co-host.

KERRY people were big winners on Saturday night’s Winning Streak show on RTE with two players winning €73,000 between them…and there’s more to come next week!

Josephine Quinlan from Knocknagoshel, won €39,000 including a car while Jim K Morris from Killarney, won €34,000, on the National Lottery Gameshow.

Jim purchased his ticket at Daly’s SuperValu, Park Road, Killarney. He bartends part-time in Killarney and works as a tourism coordinator for tourism company, Go Kerry (gokerry.ie).

James said he would love to use his winnings to visit friends in the US.

Josephine, originally from Galway but living in Kerry for the past 38 years, bought her Winning Streak card in Supervalu in Abbeyfeale and was watching the show when her name was called and went into shock. Josephine also won a trip to New York on Concorde with the National Lottery in 1999.

Remarkably, another Knocknagoshel women will be appearing on the show next week when Ellen Brosnan of Lough Fouder, had her ticket picked out by host Marty Whelan.

I’d say they’ll be a lot of tickets sold in the village now! These things come in threes…

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Pictured at the presentation of winning cheques were from left: Sinead Kennedy, Gameshow co-host; Jim K Morris, winning participant; Eddie Banville, Head of Marketing, National Lottery and Marty Whelan, Gameshow co-host.

 

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Ballyheigue Woman Wins €68,000 In Prizes On RTE Show

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Julie Kenny from Ballyheigue with a cheque for her winnings.

A BALLYHEIGUE woman scooped €68,000 in prizes on the Winning Streak RTE gameshow on Saturday night.

Julie (40), a team supervisor for a company calling Cullen Cleaning, was supported in Dublin by her son Alex (21) and daughter and Leanne (13) among other friends and family.

She has six siblings – brothers John, Michael and France, and sisters Maggie, Annmarie and Mary (currently in Australia).

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Julie enjoyed the craic with host Marty Whelan telling him she was up in Dublin for the All Ireland Final last week. She also mentioned her late parents Peg and Timmy on the show.

Julie, who bought her winning ticket at Brendan Moriarty’s Centra in Ballyheigue, was hoping to win a car on the show but that shouldn’t be a problem now after winning the cash prizes and a holiday to Stockholm.

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Julie Kenny (third from left) from Ballyheigue at the presentation of winning cheques with Marty Whelan, game show co-host; Helen Casey, National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue; Dermot Griffin, Chief Executive, The National Lottery; Grainne Galway, National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue and Sinead Kennedy game show co-host. Pic: Mac Innes Photography
Julie Kenny (third from left) from Ballyheigue at the presentation of winning cheques with Marty Whelan, game show co-host; Helen Casey, National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue; Dermot Griffin, Chief Executive, The National Lottery; Grainne Galway, National Lottery ticket selling agent, Centra, Ballyheigue and Sinead Kennedy game show co-host. Pic: Mac Innes Photography