The Indo Daily: DJ Carey's Texas trips, Cancer Care and the Croke Park Conundrum
Going from fame to infamy, 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 – all the time he was 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.
Today on the Indo Daily, 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.
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