A father of four who has been playing the same lotto numbers all his life has collected a cheque for €6.3m at National Lottery Headquarters.

Gerry Murphy, from Ballinrobe in Co Mayo, scooped the jackpot in Saturday night's draw.

He bought his €6 winning ticket in Murphy's Newsagency, run by his his brother-in-law, in the town.

Gerry and an entourage of family and friends collected his winnings this afternoon.

As part of his prize, he also wins a €1 scratch card.

Mr Murphy says he still has not worked out how to spend the money.

If I ever win, I won't be able to spill the fizz #Lotto pic.twitter.com/Mqs6oSCAKc

— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) August 5, 2015