THE NATIONAL LOTTERY website was reported to have crashed for a period last night, after it was announced that the winning Euromillions ticket worth a staggering €88.5 million was sold in Ireland.

It is not yet known where the ticket was sold, or whether it was an individual or a syndicate that scooped the jackpot.

Some people trying to access the site last night asked the National Lottery for more info on Twitter.

@NationalLottery website not working
— Mary Coss (@maryc200) January 24, 2017

Mary Coss / Twitter

not working..app or even site
— Bob Moloney (@bobmoloney) January 24, 2017

Bob Moloney / Twitter

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Yeah, right. They've kept the money themselves and all fecked off, haven't they? To that feckin' island. 😀 @NationalLottery pic.twitter.com/OFdICWZvtO
— Philip Nolan (@philipnolan1) January 24, 2017

Philip Nolan / Twitter

It was announced last night that the winning ticket was sold in Ireland, and it becomes one of the highest lottery wins here since the Euromillions began.

#EuroMillions results are in.
Jackpot: €88,587,275
Winner: 1
Location: 🇮🇪#ShareTheDream pic.twitter.com/BQrbEZU0A4
— The Irish National Lottery (@NationalLottery) January 24, 2017

The National Lottery / Twitter

Read: Someone in Ireland has won €88 million in the Euromillions tonight

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