31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
DJ Carey brought to book - 'riveting exposé' on hurling star out later this year
DJ Carey is being brought to book amid the scandal of his admission to fraud and fake cancer claims.
Merrion Press has announced that it will be publishing 'The Dodger', written by former KCLR presenter Eimear Ní Bhraonáin, in October, with Carey due to be sentenced on the 29th of that month after admitting to defrauding a number of people while pretending that he had cancer.
The 54-year-old has been remanded on continuing bail until his sentencing though did not attend the All-Ireland hurling final earlier this month when the 2000 Kilkenny team, of which he was a key member, was honoured. His name was met with jeers from sections of the Croke Park crowd when it was called out, however.
The title is a play on the nickname that Carey originally acquired as a player and a description of the book from the publishers says that it is a 'riveting exposé'. The cover of the upcoming book on DJ Carey. (Image: Merrion Press)
It adds: 'DJ wasn't just a hero on the pitch – his easy charm, generosity, and readiness to meet young fans made him a national treasure.
'Throughout his meteoric rise, strange rumours followed him. In 2003, shocking claims that DJ was dying of cancer swept the country. Who would spread such a story about one of Ireland's most beloved sporting legends? And what could possibly be gained from it?
'Two decades later, the truth emerged. DJ Carey was arrested and charged with deception and forgery – accused of faking cancer to con money from those who trusted him most. For years, he had been telling the same lie to generous supporters who believed they were funding life-saving treatment in the US.
'In this riveting exposé, Eimear Ní Bhraonáin uncovers the extraordinary fall from grace of a national icon, and how he betrayed the fans that once loved him.'
The book is clearly aimed at the lucrative Christmas market though with it set to be released ahead of Carey's sentencing, an updated version will likely be published in the aftermath.
