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Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dragons' Den star who was engaged to the iPhone cancer faker claims sports star lied to their friends that he had a brain tumour behind her back and took her money in 'unforgivable' scam
The former Irish sports star who faked cancer by sticking an iPhone wire up his nose to trick people into sending him money even fooled his fiancee, she has revealed. The ex-partner of DJ Carey, Sarah Newman has also claimed he could have been 'stopped' much earlier after the disgraced hurler pleaded guilty to faking cancer to extort money as part of an elaborate, years-long scam. On July 2, Carey, 54 pleaded guilty to 10 charges relating to dishonestly inducing people to pay him money after he claimed he had terminal cancer and needed help funding the treatment. He entered the guilty pleas at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court where the former Kilkenny hurler was due to stand trial on charges related to duping 13 people out of money between 2014 and 2022. However, 'that trauma could have been stopped' if the Gardai had taken heed of Carey's ex-fiancee Sarah Newman's complaint against him as early as 2012, she has alleged in an interview with The Irish Independent. Speaking for the first time since Carey pleaded guilty to charges of fraud, Sarah expressed a deep sadness for the victims who endured 'emotional losses' as well as financial losses after being scammed by the hurler. 'I'm sure, like me, they have deeply questioned their judgment of human behaviour,' she said. 'And knowing what I went through, the emotional trauma is more devastating than any financial loss,' Sarah, who broke up with Carey in 2012, told the newspaper. The former Dragons' Den businesswoman, who appeared on two seasons of the Irish version of the show, admitted she felt like 'one of the biggest victims of Carey's fraud after he deceived her during their relationship. She condemned Carey's actions as 'unforgivable' after her own mother died of cancer two years ago. Sarah was actually one of the first people to alert the police about Carey after she filed a formal complaint that he was stealing from her in 2012. Despite alerting the gardai, Sarah's concerns were ignored - likely due to Carey's 'status and fame' as one of Ireland's greatest hurling players - comparable, in stature, to football legend Diego Maradona. In a senior inter-county career that lasted for 15 years, he won five All-Ireland medals and his tally of 34 goals and 195 points from 57 championship games marks him out as one of the top scorers in the history of the game. In a recent episode of the Crime World podcast, he was described as the 'Maradona of hurling' - one of Ireland's native Gaelic games played outside with a stick (hurley) and ball (sliotar). Asked why her complaint wasn't taken seriously, Sarah - now known as Lady Digby following her marriage to Lord Henry Digby, the Baron of Offaly - said it was probably because Carey was such a big name in the sporting world. 'These victims should not have become his prey if the gardaí had taken proper notice of me when I made formal complaints back in 2012 about DJ's conduct, lies and deception,' she said, denouncing the 'miscarriage of justice'. Sarah, who broke into Ireland's Rich List in the Nineties, explained she first learned about Carey's con when they were living together at the K Club and set to be married. Her world was turned upside down when one of their mutual friends, a wealthy businessman, confronted the mother-of-two about missed payments for a Range Rover he had given Carey on the understanding it would be paid for in instalments. Unknown to Sarah, Carey had told the businessman he was receiving treatment for an incurable brain tumour at Mayo Clinic in the US after his cheques for the car bounced. It was only when the businessman accosted Sarah about the missed payments did she learn that her to-be husband had lied about having terminal brain cancer. When she asked Carey about his lie, he 'gaslighted her' and claimed the businessman was crazy. Determined not to be swayed, Sarah told Carey to leave her house and broke up with the former hurling star - but she would soon discover this wasn't the only time Carey had lied about being having health issues in order to get money. While Carey's betrayal left her unable to trust romantic partners - or let anyone else into her life - for 10 years, Sarah has since found love with Lord Henry Digby, the Baron of Offaly. The couple, who tied the knot last November, now live in Dorset as Sarah claimed her life with Carey is only a distant memory and that she 'moved on a long time ago'. When asked why Carey would have done something like this, Sarah told the newspaper she couldn't comment on his motives but declared 'what he did was unforgivable'., 'My own mother died from cancer two years ago.' Over 20 years after she left Carey, Sarah has found happiness with her husband, Henry. However, the Irish businesswoman, who sold her hotel bookings site in 2006 for a staggering £23 million, was caught up in legal troubles around the same time she ended things with Carey. In 2011, she and Carey consented to court orders to repay around £7.4 million to Allied Irish Banks. In 2016, she was declared bankrupt in the UK one week before Sarah was due to be questioned in the Dublin High Court about her debts to AIB. At the time, Sarah reportedly still owed the bank more than £4.6 million but the businesswoman emerged from bankruptcy the following year. Carey settled his debt with AIB in 2018 in a settlement that reduced his debt of over €9.5 million to €60,000 - just 0.63 per cent of the amount originally owed. In 2015, speaking on RTE's Ray D'Arcy radio show, Carey said: 'I am not one of those who would say 'I don't care' about repaying debt.' 'You borrow money, it should be paid back,' he said, adding that 'to whatever extent that can be, I would still be conscious it has to be done'. Carey's family members are also well-known in the world of Irish sport. His sister, Catriona, was a member of the Ireland women's field hockey team and the Kilkenny senior camogie team. Meanwhile his brother Martin was also a member of the Kilkenny hurling panel as the substitute goalkeeper. Carey had appeared in court in late 2023 charged with 21 counts under the Theft and Fraud Offences Act, at which point a four-week trial was expected to take place this year. On Wednesday, he arrived at criminal courts of justice where he was due to stand trial on deception charges at the Dublin circuit criminal court. Instead, prosecuting counsel Dominic McGinn told the court that a jury would not be required as Mr Carey would be entering guilty pleas. A sentencing date has been set for Wednesday October 29 and Carey was remanded on bail until then.
Extra.ie
08-07-2025
- Business
- Extra.ie
Bankruptcy, bad debts, and driving offences! How the fortunes of many millionaire investors from TV series Dragons Den, turned on a dime.
Former Dragons Den investor Sarah Newman, broke her silence this week about her ill-fated relationship with Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey , revealing that she had originally reported the con-man GAA star to Gardai years before revelations that he had engaged in widespread fraud came to light. Self-made millionaire Newman had amassed a reputed fortune of some 50 million euros from the sale of her start-up internet company . But some years after embarking on a relationship with the Irish hurler DJ Carey , Ms Newman suffered a dramatic reversal in fortune to the extent that in 2016 she declared bankruptcy following failure to repay mortgages taken on luxury Kildare homes. Tech investor Newman, came to prominence in Ireland when she joined the Dragons Den for two series. The hit reality show propelled the then-unknown Ms Newman to national fame. Sarah Newman and DJ Carey. Pic: Michael Chester But very soon after the cameras in Dragon's Den stopped rolling Newman's financial spiral began. But Sarah Newman is not the only Dragon to, ahem, experienced a negative twists of fate after appearing on the RTE series. In fact, many of the business people who appeared on the shows didn't fare too well after production wrapped. Dragon's Den in 2008. Pic: Arthur Carron/Collins Photos From ill-fated political bids, to high court actions, we take a look back at The Dragon's who entered the Den and came under fire after the show finished. Property, pharmaceuticals and public relations, businessman Sean Gallagher's finances don't appear to have been affected. But his long-held political ambitions went up in a ball of flames when he put himself forward for the Presidency in 2018. Pic: RTE In what has become known as 'Tweet Gate' Mr Gallagher's bid for the Áras was scuppered when a tweet read out by presenter Pat Kenny during the final televised debate of the campaign, erroneously said a man had claimed he had given a €5,000 cheque to Mr Gallagher and that the individual would appear at a press conference the next day. In the aftermath of the debate debacle Mr Gallagher successfully sued RTE and was awarded €130,000 in damages. But the whole unseemly shenanigans put paid to his political ambitions. Sean Gallagher – Pic: Kinlan Photography The same presidential election also saw a fellow Dragon in the form of Gavin Duffy come somewhat publicly unstuck. Launching his intention to run for the office of Presidency, a self-satisfied Duffy loftily proclaimed that he was clean as the proverbial whistle stating, 'I am saying here you will not find anything in my track record. I know in my business there never has been a tax issue, a bad debt issue, I have never been involved in litigation.' Gavin Duffy – Pic: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland In saying his record was clean, Duffy also referred to anything relating to his personal life. Turning to his wife at the launch, he said: 'A big consideration for us entering the race, was there anything in our personal lives that could embarrass our children? There is not.' Then mere days later, the Irish Mail on Sunday reported on an accident Duffy was involved in back in 1978, when he was 18, in which a young woman sustained a serious injury. He had also incurred two further driving offences, the most recent from 25 years ago. The airing of Mr Duffy's dirty laundry was to prove a self-inflicted epic humiliation. Gavin Duffy – Pic: Leah Farrell/ In March of this year Blacktie businessman Niall O'Farrell became the latest TV entrepreneur to face money woes. Former Dragon Niall, is the entrepreneur behind the now-shuttered Blacktie tuxedo rental chain, was hit with a judgement against him by the Revenue Commissioners to the tune of €450,365. Niall O'Farrell 4th from left – Pic: Collins Photos O'Farrell, with an address on Anglesea Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, became a familiar face to the wider public as a potential angel investor in the first four seasons of Dragon's Den on RTÉ. O'Farrell has suffered various set-backs since his stint on the show including being forced to shutter his beloved business empire Blacktie back in 2013
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
All the Pembrokeshire County Open tennis winners
The finalists in the Pembrokeshire County Open 2025 (Image: Ceri Coleman-Phillips) Tom Richards and Sarah Newman clinched singles titles in the Pembrokeshire County Open. The Haverfordwest Tennis Club head coach, Richards, who was a finalist last year, beat Marco Coronado in the men's singles final, securing his third title after previous wins in 2015 and 2016. Advertisement After receiving a semi-final walkover due to the retirement of 2022 champion Mathieu Evans, Coronado put up a strong fight in the final. However, Richards managed to take the first set 6-4 and the second 6-2. In the ladies' singles, Sarah Newman successfully defended her title for the third consecutive year. She overcame former Welsh athletics hurdler Vicky Lloyd 6-1, 6-0 in the final. Despite only taking up the sport a year ago, Lloyd had managed an impressive semi-final comeback against 2021 champion Ceri Coleman-Phillips. Richards and Newman also tasted success in the doubles finals. Richards and Nathan Jones won the men's title after the Evans duo had to withdraw due to injury before the final. Advertisement Newman, teaming up once again with Laura Davies, comfortably won the ladies' doubles final against Sarah Keogh and Coleman-Phillips. The match ended with a 6-0, 6-1 scoreline, much to the delight of the spectators. For Davies, it was her 24th Open title, placing her just one short of Danny Spurr's record of 25. In the mixed doubles final, Coronado stepped in for the absent Jeremy Cross, partnering with Coleman-Phillips. They faced off against Newman and Jones in one of the most competitive mixed finals in recent memory. Despite trailing 5-1 in the tie-break, Coronado and Coleman-Phillips held their nerve to secure the victory, marking Coronado's first title. Advertisement The plate finals saw Jones narrowly defeating William Howarth 7-5, 7-5. Teenage surfing star Josie Hawke claimed the ladies' plate after a tough match against Chloe Tickle. Tickle also made an appearance in the ladies' doubles plate final alongside Liz Reed. The duo narrowly lost in a championship tie-break to Helen Groves and Ceri O'Shea. The men's doubles plate final was a thrilling match, with Dean Richards and Andy Beazley coming from behind to secure victory in the tie-break. The trophies were presented by club president Brian Hearne, who expressed thanks to the tournament referee and all the volunteers for their efforts. The club is preparing to host the Junior County Open from July 13-19, featuring the best young talent in the area. The club's 90th anniversary celebration is also scheduled for July 26.
