Launch of Local Lottery for County Wicklow

The national Rehab Lottery today launched its `Wicklow Daily Lotto’ local lottery that will be sold in 80 retail outlets throughout the county and will raise funds for a host of local good causes.

Phil Coulter with the first Wicklow Lotto ticket watched by John McGuire, Managing Director of Rehab Lotteries

The lottery will raise funds for causes such as the Bray Learning Centre, the Link and Access courses in Arklow and Rehabcare at the Living Life Centre in Bray. However, it is also intended to raise funds for other local community groups at a later stage.

In order to win, players match their numbers with six drawn numbers announced on East Coast FM at 7 o’clock each evening and they will also be available on Wicklowtoday.com.

There are four prize categories – E10,000 for matching five numbers, E1,000 for four, E100 for three and E10 for two. A

Joan Douglas buys her first ticket for the Wicklow Daily Lotto from Mary Leahy of Kate's Mate, Ballywaltrin

ticket costs E1 for which the player receives four lines and a chance to win in each of the four prize categories.

At today’s launch in the Grand Hotel, Mr. Paul Coulter , Manager of the Bray Learning Centre said - `We are delighted to be one of the first beneficiaries of Wicklow Daily Lotto and the funds raised will be extremely valuable to us in developing our services to people with disabilities in County Wicklow’.

Managing Director of Rehab Lotteries, Mr. John McGuire said that the company is delighted to be involved in the project. `Irish people are very community minded and we believe there is a big potential for a professionally managed local lottery,

Look for this sign in newsagents around Wicklow

sold by local retailers, supporting local good causes, promoted using local media and where all the prizes are won locally’, he added.

The Wicklow Daily Lotto was officially launched by well known international entertainer, Phil Coulter who has been a long time resident of County Wicklow.