All-Star hurler DJ Carey’s €415,000 cancer fraud, Texas trips, and the Croke Park conundrum
The former Kilkenny Hurler plead guilty to 10 counts of deception after an alleged cancer diagnosis helped him extract over €400,000Irish billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien is one of the people he has pleaded guilty to defrauding
Former Kilkenny hurler, DJ Carey pictured arriving at Criminal Courts of Justice Dublin. Photo: Collins Courts
DJ Carey was hailed as the “GAA’s first superstar”, a nine‑time All‑Star and twice Hurler of the Year. But behind the accolades, a deception played out across continents.
The sporting hero has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of deception after an alleged cancer diagnosis helped him extract over €400,000 by duping generous friends and even tapping into wealthy circles in Texas during trips to Dallas – chasing aid he didn’t need.
Now the GAA finds itself at a crossroads as it prepares to honour him at this weekend’s All Ireland Final.
Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Amy Molloy, Social Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Independent, and Colm Keys, Irish Independent GAA correspondent journalist, to look at the depths of DJ’s deception and ask if the GAA – an institution built on community and trust – can afford to look the other way.
All-Star hurler DJ Carey's €415,000 cancer fraud, Texas trips, and the Croke Park conundrum
