Look who won the Euromillions!

FreeFallin · 03-07-2016 09:58AM #1

http://theliberal.ie/congratulations-22-very-lucky-dublin-bus-drivers-are-the-winners-of-the-euromillions-worth-e23-million/

This will prove to be a popular win, no-doubt. I'm not sure if they are 'Dublin Bus' drivers, or bus drivers from Dublin. Congrats to them either way!

Titzon Toast · 03-07-2016 10:01AM

A Dublin bus driver who came from where I grew up won a couple of million on the Irish lotto a few years back. He still works for them too!

Alf Stewart. · 03-07-2016 10:14AM

Bus ****.

lawlolawl · 03-07-2016 11:01AM

Titzon Toast wrote: »

He still works for them too!

People like this sicken me. The money is wasted on them.

Captain Chaos · 03-07-2016 11:02AM

lawlolawl wrote: »

People like this sicken me. The money is wasted on them.

I'd still work if I won too. Maybe a 3 day in something I like doing to keep me sane. You'd need to win at least 5-6 million in this country to not actually need to work anymore and properly enjoy yourself, anything less and I'd still keep my day job.

Gatling · 03-07-2016 11:04AM

2nd time a syndicate from DB has hit the jackpot

s4uv3 · 03-07-2016 11:06AM

That's class. It's great when a hape of people get to share in the excitement and give their mortgage providers the finger

fryup · 03-07-2016 11:18AM

so this will only mean one thing....

more late buses

DrGreenthumb · 03-07-2016 11:27AM

Fare play to them

Collie D · 03-07-2016 11:41AM

Ah, bus drivers. Some are arseholes, some are decent. Be more annoying if they were Luas"drivers".

Link won't open for me. Any mention of which depot they're in?

finnharpsboy · 03-07-2016 11:45AM

Collie D wrote: »

Ah, bus drivers. Some are arseholes, some are decent. Be more annoying if they were Luas"drivers".

Link won't open for me. Any mention of which depot they're in?

Broadstone i think it is

Collie D · 03-07-2016 11:46AM

finnharpsboy wrote: »

Broadstone i think it is

Grand. Won't be walking to work tomorrow so

Dirty Dingus McGee · 03-07-2016 11:47AM

Thank God.

For a second I was afraid I might know the winner.

PopePalpatine · 03-07-2016 11:49AM

Collie D wrote: »

Ah, bus drivers. Some are arseholes, some are decent. Be more annoying if they were Luas"drivers".

Link won't open for me. Any mention of which depot they're in?

It's from The Liberal, they probably plagiarised it. :pac:

Collie D · 03-07-2016 11:50AM

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Thank God.

For a second I was afraid I might know the winner.

Haha, one or two lads on my routes I wouldn't like to see win either. Majority are decent enough including an old school friend. Nice number to split it. Probably not going to retire on it but no more financial worries for 22 families.

FreeFallin · 03-07-2016 11:52AM

Original link is no longer working, but here's some more info -

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/could-irish-euromillions-winner-syndicate-8337844

fonda · 03-07-2016 11:55AM

At least it wasnt the Luas drivers. They probably would have asked for more!

PhiloCypher · 03-07-2016 11:59AM

Just so long as it wasn't those work shy Luas bollixes

fryup · 03-07-2016 12:14PM

^^^^^^^^^^

no its those work shy Dublin Bus bollixes

BettePorter · 03-07-2016 12:15PM

Luas drivers won't be happy about this. Expect notice of strike action any minute.

syklops · 03-07-2016 12:20PM

Thank Christ it wasn't Luas drivers.

evolving_doors · 03-07-2016 01:45PM

I wish them the very best of luck...

but in true fashion I would now request that they please give me the refund ticket and not fumble around pretending the machine is broken whilst driving all over the fu**ing road.

But well done..

y'bastads.

murpho999 · 03-07-2016 01:50PM

I hope the National Lottery pay the out in exact change.

Thoie · 03-07-2016 02:13PM

murpho999 wrote: »

I hope the National Lottery pay the out in exact change.

Or each of them will get 7million cheques for 15-35 cents each, that can only be cashed in one particular bank in Bantry.

Well done to all the winners though - hope they make the best of their windfall.

ToddyDoody · 03-07-2016 03:30PM

Titzon Toast wrote: »

A Dublin bus driver who came from where I grew up won a couple of million on the Irish lotto a few years back. He still works for them too!

Maybe having a money buffer allows him be extra nasty?

Peregrine · 03-07-2016 03:34PM

fonda wrote: »

At least it wasnt the Luas drivers. They probably would have asked for more!

Funnily enough, the Luas drivers are probably still richer than these lot.

lawlolawl · 03-07-2016 04:47PM

Captain Chaos wrote: »

I'd still work if I won too. Maybe a 3 day in something I like doing to keep me sane. You'd need to win at least 5-6 million in this country to not actually need to work anymore and properly enjoy yourself, anything less and I'd still keep my day job.

Madness.

If i won and still went in to work the first time someone gave me the slightest bit of hassle i'd walk out the door and never go back.

So, basically i'd leave roughly ten seconds after my shift started.

Sand · 03-07-2016 05:56PM

lawlolawl wrote: »

Madness.

If i won and still went in to work the first time someone gave me the slightest bit of hassle i'd walk out the door and never go back.

So, basically i'd leave roughly ten seconds after my shift started.

I think you're overestimating how far the money would go. Unless you live on beans and toast in a cardboard box and limit your holidays to points you can reach by public transport you'll run out of cash inside 10-20 years.

lawlolawl · 03-07-2016 08:03PM

Sand wrote: »

I think you're overestimating how far the money would go. Unless you live on beans and toast in a cardboard box and limit your holidays to points you can reach by public transport you'll run out of cash inside 10-20 years.

Maybe if you don't invest a good chunk of it it would. If you blow through 5-6 million in 10-20 years then you are **** with money and shouldn't have it.

Think, the net average yearly wage in Ireland is like 26k. Multiply that by say 40 years worked and that's barely over 1 million.

syklops · 03-07-2016 08:03PM

Sand wrote: »

I think you're overestimating how far the money would go. Unless you live on beans and toast in a cardboard box and limit your holidays to points you can reach by public transport you'll run out of cash inside 10-20 years.

23 Million. 22 Drivers, so just over 1 Million each. If you were careful, you could give yourself a 25k a year net "salary" for the next 40 years, not including interest. 25k net, is 2083 euros a month net. Hardly beans and toast territory.

December2012 · 03-07-2016 08:06PM

But not enough to retire

Look who won the Euromillions!

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