A WEXFORD man is celebrating after finding one of the first white Cadbury's Creme Eggs in Ireland.

Padraig Byrne, from Kilanerin, scooped a €1,000 prize and is keeping the cash for his family holiday in Tenerife this summer.

3 Padraig Byrne is one of the first winners

78 eggs have been hidden in shops around the country by the company, in its very own Willy Wonka style marketing campaign.

A work pal bought the chocolate treat for him at the Spar shop in Oulart, Co Wexford, on Tuesday.

13 of the white eggs are worth €1000 each and the remaining 65 are worth €100.

Padraig told The Irish Sun: "It was given to me as a gift by a workmate as I really like Creme Eggs and sometimes jokingly demand a Creme Egg for favours in kind at my workplace.

"And last Tuesday was my lucky day.

3 The delighted winner made the discovery on Tuesday

"After almost half a century on God's green earth, this is the biggest prize I've ever won."

Asked what it tastes like, the QC Chemist added: "It is still in the fridge at home for the moment.

"My two daughters and my wife all want to taste it so I wont have it all myself.

"It's supposed to have a different center, time will tell."

A spokesperson for Cadbury's Ireland said there have been a small number of winners in Ireland so far.

She said: "There is 78 eggs in total and five people have found the ones worth a €1,000. A couple of others have found the €100 eggs.

"They are around until April 1 so people still have loads of time to find the eggs."

If the egg is found by a person under the age of 16 then their parent or legal guardian must claim the prize.

3 Have you found one of the limited edition eggs?

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