Preston defender Kevin O'Connor wins €1 million on Irish National Lottery
The 22-year-old, a summer signing from Cork City, was bought the ticket for the Millionaire Raffle as a Christmas present.
The New Year’s Eve draw revealed he was a lucky winner with O’Connor back in Ireland to collect his winnings on Tuesday.
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Hide AdAccording to reports in the Irish media, the winning ticket was bought by godfather and uncle Peadar Murphy at the Flanagan’s Centra Supermarket in Castlebridge, Co Wexford on December 14.
O’Connor was sent the gift with the message “I wish you the best of luck”.
The left back validated his winning ticket early on Tuesday and collected the cheque later that afternoon at national lottery headquarters in Dublin.