Irish immigrant living in New York wins $10 million lottery

Used mother’s birthday gift to buy the winning lottery ticket

APRIL DREW,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Friday, February 10, 2012, 1:21 PM

Updated Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 5:48 PM

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uc47163 | Feb 13, 2012, 09:21 PM EST

I love this story. I am very much Irish and am 14 days into not smoking. Just went on a Caribbean cruise and will buy several Play 4 tickets with my cabin #.

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Curitiba | Feb 11, 2012, 05:36 PM EST

I wouldn't post on IC if I were you, sirpeter!

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Searlit | Feb 11, 2012, 01:48 PM EST

Well, I guess there is some 'Luck of the Irish' after all. Happy for him.

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clevelander | Feb 11, 2012, 01:27 PM EST

$520,000 (net $337,256) per year in New York, he may be able to maybe skate by.

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GeorgeDillon | Feb 11, 2012, 10:20 AM EST

Looks like curpeter is even less literate than I thought. The dimwit totally failed to understand my post.

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Murph46 | Feb 11, 2012, 10:03 AM EST

Watch out Mayor Bloomberg ,he will probably spend the $10,000,000 on booze since all Irish are drunks according to you!

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christilcaugh | Feb 11, 2012, 09:48 AM EST

Great for him!!

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sirpeter | Feb 10, 2012, 07:50 PM EST

Yes Georgie Boy.We have a bunch of foreigners who fancy the USA.$10,000,000 of free flights ought to make Ireland more pure again.We are keeping the polish women is that ok?

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sirpeter | Feb 10, 2012, 07:45 PM EST

Curitiba.I wouldn't even post on IC if I was you.

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Curitiba | Feb 10, 2012, 07:19 PM EST

I wouldn't go for publicity if that was me.

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Fightin69th | Feb 10, 2012, 03:52 PM EST

Congrats Brendan....Enjoy!!!

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GeorgeDillon | Feb 10, 2012, 02:11 PM EST

Will he be giving a big donation to the Irish Immigration Lobby?