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Brendan Riordan and Yolanda Vega - Yonkers, NY - Feb 10, 2012 (credit: Al Jones / 1010 WINS)

Lucky Irishman Brendan Riordan Wins New York Lottery

28-year-old Brendan Riordan, a native son of Cavan (yes, Cavan, Ireland), had been playing the New York Lottery with the money he was saving having given up cigarettes – and he’s won big!

2012/02/10

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