A sick man: DJ Carey and his cancer con

Last November former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for fraud. In July, the disgraced sportsman pleaded guilty to ten counts of deception involving thirteen individuals. It was a stunning fall from grace for the Kilkenny man, who was once the most celebrated hurler in the country. For years Carey spun a web of lies, convincing friends, acquaintances, and even strangers that he was battling terminal cancer and needed large sums of money for life-saving treatment. At times, his stories were meticulously crafted, rich in detail. Sometimes they were just spur of the moment pleas for cash. In today's episode journalist and author of The Dodger, Eimear Ní Bhraonáin maps out Carey’s decade long deception and explains how he got away with his crimes for so long. The Dodger: DJ Carey and the Great Betrayal published by Merrion Press is out now. This episode was first published in November 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A sick man: DJ Carey and his cancer con is an episode from In The News by dconlon@irishtimes.com .

This episode is 51:15 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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