Licence granted for Mayo club's win a house draw

WESTPORT GAA Club has been granted a lottery licence for a win a house fundraiser.

The draw has a prize fund of €340,000, with a limit of 10,000 tickets for sale at €100 each.

Application for the necessary licence came before Judge Fiona Lydon at Castlebar District Court, where she was told the draw will take place at the club's annual dinner dance to be held on December 28.

This is the second such fundraiser the club has hosted, with a top prize of a brand new four-bedroom semi-detached house at Slí na Misean, Westport.

The fundraiser is in support of a new pitch for Westport GAA Club.

Granting the licence, Judge Lydon said there is a great incentive to enter the draw as the prizes are spectacular.