Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
We won’t go crazy with our
Family syndicate will keep feet on ground.. after Bahamas hol
A FAMILY syndicate from Ireland insisted they will not be “going crazy” as they picked up their £34million Euromillions cheque.
But the ecstatic relatives are planning to splash some of their cash on a holiday in the Maldives or the Bahamas, a new home and a business venture.
The Dublin group collected the €38.9million cheque – worth £34.31million – yesterday following their huge win at Christmas.
They bought the winning Euromillions jackpot quick pick on the day of the draw, December 29, at The Village Shop in Malahide.
A family spokesman said: “This is life-changing. It is amazing to think we and our family members are now secure for the rest of our lives. But we won’t go crazy. We have no plans to move to the moon.
“I play Euromillions regularly and I checked my ticket as normal in a shop the morning after the draw.
“A message came up to contact the National Lottery. I knew then we had won. I was dizzy.” The man explained it was an emotional moment for the family as they learned they were multi-millionaires. He added: “We stayed in all day. There were lots of emotions. We kept looking at each other laughing and crying. “You always hope that someday you would win a jackpot, but never really believe it will happen. “For us our dreams have come true. We had a friend staying and we broke the news to him on Sunday.
“He said he could not believe he was sleeping under the same roof as people who had won almost €39million.
“We watched the TV coverage from the winning shop in Malahide on Thursday and some of the media videos taken in the shop. And we kept saying, ‘This is us’.”
As for what to do with the money, the family has plenty of ideas.
The winner said: “We haven’t had much sleep in the last week. We will take our time before we make any big changes.
“We would like to start our own business and maybe look at buying a new house later this year.
“We will take a sun holiday in May or June, possibly the Bahamas or the Maldives, we will see.
“What is great is that we can look after family and help make their lives easier also. That will give us great pleasure.”