National Lottery (Ireland) to receive lottery funding. On 3 October 2013, Minister Howlin announced that the government had agreed to sell the National Lottery licence for €405 million to Premier Lotteries Ireland, a consortium comprising An Post, An Post pension funds, and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (owner of the Camelot Group, operators of the UK National Lottery). Dermot Griffin, head of the An Post National Lottery Company since 2006, was appointed chief executive of Premier Lotteries Ireland. Other existing senior management were also retained. Executives from the Camelot Group, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and An Post were appointed to the board
The National Lottery Draws the day's Lotto and Thunderball draws and also how many winners there are. The same thing is also broadcast on BBC One on Tuesday nights after the local news opt-out showing the results of the Tuesday EuroMillions draw and UK millionaire raffle. "National Lottery Stars" are held each year and aired on BBC One. Until 2015, the ceremony's name was "The National Lottery Awards". It is currently presented by Ore Oduba. From 1998 to 2017, eighteen National Lottery game shows have aired. The Wednesday night draws were usually broadcast at 22:35 and present the Thunderball and Lotto draws. Until 2006,