The winning ticket was purchased at Corrib Oil, Ballymahon Road in Athlone.

Gardaí attended the scene at a business premises at Payne's Lane at 9:25 pm on Tuesday.

Water Safety Ireland have issued a warning, as many take to the water across the Easter weekend.

The alert will be in operation until midnight on Saturday.

Nationally, road deaths are now more than 5 per cent higher than for the same period last year.

A higher volume of traffic than usual is expected on roads in Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon over the weekend.

Last Saturday, over 400 people who turned out at a similar meeting in Portlaoise to demand the reduction of the cost of diesel.