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Roy Curtis on DJ Carey: 'I hope he never visited children on cancer wards - here's why'
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'It would seem too cold-hearted to comprehend that anybody who looked into those children’s eyes could, years later, feel it somehow permissible to peddle a snake oil salesman’s fable about cancer for material gain'
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'DJ Carey was loved. I watched in a packed court as his status was shattered'
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'Such was the interest in this case that a taxi driver who picked me up from outside court immediately asked, "Well, what did Carey get?" as I got in'
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DJ Carey shows no emotion as he jailed for 'reprehensible' cancer fraud and 'reputation destroyed'
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The now jailed former GAA All-Star defrauded in total €394,127 and $13,000 US dollars from the injured parties over a period between 2014 and 2022
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DJ Carey sentencing as it happened: Judge hands down sentence of five and a half years
DJ Carey
Former hurling star Carey has been jailed after admitting to defrauding a number of friends, family members and fans by claiming he had cancer
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DJ Carey told to expect jail after conning friends and fans out of €394k in fake cancer scam
DJ Carey
Former GAA star DJ Carey has been told to expect a jail sentence after admitting to defrauding friends, family and fans of more than €394,000 by falsely claiming he had cancer.
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DJ Carey sentencing: Kilkenny hurling great told he is facing jail over cancer fraud
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Carey has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of dishonestly inducing people to pay him money after he fraudulently claimed to have cancer
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DJ Carey cancer fraud sentencing adjourned and new date set as he's hospitalised: 'He isn't here'
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Carey was due to be sentenced in Court 5 at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Wednesday morning
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Dad thought pain symptom was just him getting old - three weeks later he died
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Geoff Follin died just days after he celebrated his 21st wedding anniversary with wife, Nicola
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‘I thought I was clear – then they told me it was cancer’: Larry Tompkins’ story of heartbreak and hope
Cork GAA
Cork Gaelic football legend lifts lid on his terrifying diagnosis, gruelling treatment and the fight to live life on his own terms.
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Ireland AM star Alan Hughes admits he is terrified of getting cancer
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The panto favourite has described himself as a 'total hypochondriac'
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Manchan Magan married partner in hospital weeks before death aged 55
Funerals
Manchan Magan married his long-time partner Aisling Rogerson in hospital weeks before passing away aged 55 from terminal prostate cancer.
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Urgent recall of popular Irish eyeshadow after cancer causing arsenic found
Product recalls
A popular SOSU Cosmetics eyeshadow palette sold in Ireland has been urgently recalled after tests found dangerous levels of arsenic in several shades.
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Patricia Scanlan urges public to support Irish Cancer Society’s Big Pink Breakfast ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Irish Cancer Society
More than 3,600 women and around 30 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in Ireland each year
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Couple jump hand in hand off 180 foot scenic cliff after receiving tragic diagnosis and leaving chilling note
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The couple, who have been pictured for the first time, decided to end their lives after the husband received a devastating health diagnosis and his wife didn't want to live without him
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'I was told I had trapped wind... but it was ovarian cancer'
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“It was a bit of a shock, but I knew there was something wrong. They just weren’t listening to me"
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'Our boy died at just 18 after his curly hair hid deadly warning sign'
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Rhys Russell was just 15 when a chance discovery led to him being diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer on his scalp and his stepdad is now fundraising for Young Lives vs Cancer
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Spain holiday horror as dad paralysed after freak accident in Ibiza
Spain holidays
A dad has been left permanently paralysed from the chest down after a freak diving accident in Ibiza.
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Tributes to 'bold and fierce' teacher who died months after being diagnosed with cancer
Irish News
Chloe McDermott died on Sunday, September 14, after being diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer just days before Christmas in December 2024.
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Author Manchán Magan on terminal cancer diagnosis - 'I've no fear of death'
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The writer and broadcaster said he might only have a few months left to live
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Fundraiser for beloved Roscommon mum after devastating cancer diagnosis sees outpouring of support
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A fundraiser has been launched for a beloved Roscommon mum after her devastating diagnosis
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Dublin boy, 8, battled cancer but achieved his dreams - and counted Irish sporting royalty as friends
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A host of sporting greats have come together to launch a new charity and book in memory of Michael Horgan
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Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan arrested in airport over 'joke' tweets
Graham Linehan
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan says he was arrested at Heathrow Airport and questioned over 'joke' tweets about trans people, claiming the stress left him in hospital.
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Her parents thought she had a headache - the reality was heartbreaking
Brain Tumours
'At first, we thought it was just a headache, so we gave her Calpol, but the pain began to come more frequently - I couldn’t believe it'
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'My late husband and I got the same cancer - I've outlived my expiry date to meet my grandson'
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Ann Lally, diagnosed with the same advanced pancreatic cancer that took her husband, has defied a six-month prognosis to meet her first grandchild.
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