
'In the first four weeks, I spent £3 million' : The east Belfast man who won £10 million
In 1996, Peter Lavery's life changed overnight. The Short Strand man was earning £300 a week driving buses when he became one of Northern Ireland's biggest ever lottery winners, scooping up a £10.2 million. Nearly 30 years later, he's one of Belfast's best-known businessmen.
Today, he's the founder of Titanic Distillers, bringing whiskey production back to the city for the first time in almost 90 years, despite giving up drinking after being given what he calls a health 'ultimatum'.
He joined Cathy Martin to talk about working the day after winning the jackpot, legendary nights out, and if…
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