Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey pleads guilty to 10 counts of fraud

Denis O’Brien was one of the individuals to whom he had dishonestly claimed to have cancer and needed money for treatment, the court heard

DJ Carey arrives at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Former Kilkenny hurling star DJ Carey has admitted falsely claiming he had cancer and defrauding people into paying him money for his “treatment”.

One of his victims was billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard on Wednesday.