DJ Carey will spend five and a half years in jail for a series of frauds he conducted over at least 10 years.
By claiming to have terminal cancer, he extracted varying sums of money from friends and acquaintances – but also from hurling fans who remembered him during his glorious playing years and were keen to help a man in difficulty get the treatment he needed.
Carey had pleaded guilty in July to defrauding 13 people out of money, with billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien perhaps the most well known.
But as Eimear Ní Bhraonáin explains in her fascinating book The Dodger: DJ Carey and the Great Betrayal, while O’Brien’s name tends to grab the headlines, Carey also conned people who themselves had little to spare.
She explains that many people who had been scammed never came forward to the Garda out of embarrassment. And, she says, they never will.
Ní Bhraonáin tells In the News how the life of this once revered sportsman imploded – all by his own despicable actions.
Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.
