A Northern Irish woman who won €34m on the Euromillions lottery is giving away almost all of it to benefit her home town.
Margaret Loughrey from Strabane in Co Tyrone will part with €33m of her massive win, keeping just €1.25m for herself.
Margaret said: "I know what it's like to have nothing...That's why I'm giving it away. I can't miss what I never had."
The 48-year-old, who was unemployed and receiving social welfare benefits of about €70 per week when she scooped the big prize, said she wanted to use must of the money to give her hometown a facelift.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014
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