A Westmeath farmer’s wife who is appearing on the National Lottery Winning Streak TV game show this Saturday has pledged to buy a new tractor for the family farm with her winnings from the show.

Patty McHugh Dolan from Streamstown in the county is married to Declan, a cattle farmer, and a new Massey Ferguson will be top priority if she wins big this weekend.

Selected to appear

Last Saturday evening she got a call from her brother-in-law to say her name had been selected to appear on the show.

Her phone didn’t stop ringing for the rest of the night, and most of Sunday too, with friends and family wishing her luck.

She said that while she has a few nerves ahead of her TV appearance, she is really looking forward to the day out.

Married to Declan for 28 years, the couple have five children - Jamie, Jason, John, Caitlin and Lisa.

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