The GAA star and the alleged cancer claim fraud: What we know

The ex-player said money was needed to pay for treatment

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14/09/2022 - NEWS - Stock images of Gardai in their new Garda Uniform.(Taken at the Dail) Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
14/09/2022 - NEWS - Stock images of Gardai in their new Garda Uniform.(Taken at the Dail) Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

A former leading GAA star has been accused of taking large sums of money from people to pay for cancer treatment - treatment that some of those who gave him money now say they believe never took place.

The prominent ex-player, who cannot be named, has been targeted in a Garda search as part of a criminal inquiry that is now under way.

Aideen Finnegan talks to Simon Carswell about the story on today’s In the News podcast.