Champagne flowed as Julianne Muillins from Belleek, Co. Fermanagh collected her cheque  yesterday at Lotto headquarters in Dublin after winning 500,000 euros on last Fridays Euromillions.

Accompanied by her father Seamus, mother Christine, boyfriend Dominic Leonard of eight years , and his father Frankie.

She was also joined by her brother, freshly called-up Fermanagh senior panel footballer Brian Mullin, who abstained from the bubbly on offer -- citing a training session.

Julianne had won an amount on the lotto before but the young saleswoman's €68 winnings on that occasion pale into insignificance compared to the half-million euro.

She vowed to keep working and spend the cash wisely.

Many winners might already have decided to splurge on lavish indulgences, but Julianne said she had her spending spree at Christmas.

Julianne bought the lucky €6 ticket in McCaugheys, MonaghanShopping  Centre  on January 6 -- the day of the draw. "I checked it on the quick scanner twice and then that was it."

Although she lives in the North, Ms Mullin travels across all 32 counties in her job as a saleswoman and said that she always does the Lotto. She laughed: "The news spread like wildfire, everyone was delighted for me."

Speaking about her plans for the cash, she said: "I'll probably just spend a bit of it. You know the normal: car, maybe a holiday. I had planned to go to Australia." But she'll be back at work on Monday.

For the first of Monaghans lucky lotto winners champagne flowed as Julianne Muillins from Belleek, Co. Fermanagh collected her cheque  yesterday at Lotto headquarters in Dublin after winning 500,000 euros on last Fridays Euromillions.

Accompanied by her father Seamus, mother Christine, boyfriend Dominic Leonard of eight years , and his father Frankie.

She was also joined by her brother, freshly called-up Fermanagh senior panel footballer Brian Mullin, who abstained from the bubbly on offer -- citing a training session.

Julianne had won an amount on the lotto before but the young saleswoman's €68 winnings on that occasion pale into insignificance compared to the half-million euro.

She vowed to keep working and spend the cash wisely.

Many winners might already have decided to splurge on lavish indulgences, but Julianne said she had her spending spree at Christmas.

Julianne bought the lucky €6 ticket in McCaugheys, MonaghanShopping  Centre  on January 6 -- the day of the draw. "I checked it on the quick scanner twice and then that was it."

Although she lives in the North, Ms Mullin travels across all 32 counties in her job as a saleswoman and said that she always does the Lotto. She laughed: "The news spread like wildfire, everyone was delighted for me."

Speaking about her plans for the cash, she said: "I'll probably just spend a bit of it. You know the normal: car, maybe a holiday. I had planned to go to Australia." But she'll be back at work on Monday.