Updated 5.55pm
NATIONAL LOTTERY COMPUTER terminals were hit by another technical glitch this afternoon following an issue with a firewall.
It’s the second time this month the terminals operated by retailers have experienced downtime.
A draw due to go ahead on 4 February was suspended until the following day after a service outage related to the machine’s 3G telecommunications system.
In a notice online, the National Lottery confirmed that there had been issues with a portion of the system since 2pm this afternoon.
The issue was resolved at around 4pm.
This was due to a firewall server malfunction which was quickly detected and resolved.
“The National Lottery’s full retail agent network is now operating as normal and players throughout the country can play for tonight’s €70 million EuroMillions draw, and all other games.”
The next draw is due to take place tomorrow night, with an estimated jackpot of €5 million.
The previous fault, the first to affect the network in decades, was “related to the 3G telecommunications infrastructure provided by Telefónica”.
It was ‘entirely out of the National Lottery’s control’, a spokesperson said.
The draw was pushed back by one night (and someone took home €10 million).
Originally published 3.55pm
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