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Sophie Collins

Where Irish Lotto winner is now seven years after €6.3m win - 'homebird' hounded by some

One very lucky Irish Lotto winner has snapped up a local pub with his winnings, seven years after landing a life-changing prize.

Ger Murphy took home a massive €6.3million after purchasing a €6 ticket in his brother-in-law’s newsagents back in 2015.

At the time of his win, he revealed that his secret was playing the same numbers for the past 20 years - made up of his kids’ dates of birth.

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The lucky carpenter remains down to earth despite his massive fortune, according to his family who says he hasn’t “lost the run of himself.”

Ger who is originally from Kilmaine, Co Mayo remains a “homebird” according to his relatives who revealed his latest spend was investing in Jack Murphy’s pub in Kilmaine.

One of his family members told The Irish Sun that Ger “is doing great.”

Pic shows €6 Million euro man Ger Murphy (centre) with his brother in law Martin Murphy who sold him his winning Lotto ticket & Rosie O'Connor shop manager celebrating by toasting his windfall (Paul Mealey)

They said, ”He has bought a pub in Kilmaine which would have been in the family back in his great grandfather’s time, they would have owned it.

“He just bought that recently. So that was a special purchase alright.

“He is not running it himself, but he bought it, he’s the investor.”

Ger was splashed across Irish headlines after arriving at the National Lottery offices in Dublin to collect his winnings alongside kids.

Where this Irish lotto winner is seven years after scooping almost 7 million (Collins Photo Agency)

Six years on, the jackpot-scooping millionaire continues to be bombarded with pleas for cash from strangers.

His bro-in-law Martin said: “It is amazing, there are still people who would hound him if he came into town, people annoying him, looking for money and saying ‘I’ll pay you back’. Sure lookit, they’re in every town.

“He is keeping himself busy, he has a few horses and he’s enjoying it.”

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