Last night's winning Lotto ticket was sold in Co Louth, the National Lottery has revealed.

There was one winner of the jackpot, which was worth just under €2.5 million.

The winning ticket was sold in Maddens Centra in Termonfeckin, near Drogheda.

Last night's winning numbers were 1, 3, 7, 27, 31, 44 and bonus number 19.

Ray Madden, the owner of the shop where the ticket was sold, said: “This is absolutely fantastic news, people in Termonfeckin are buzzing with news of the Lotto jackpot win today.

"This is a very busy shop we have a staff of 38 and most of our customers are local."

It comes only a week after a €10.2 million jackpot was won in Dublin.

Earlier this week, the Naul family syndicate from North Dublin claimed its recent €175.4 million EuroMillions jackpot prize.