Imposing sentence on Monday, Judge Martin Nolan said Carey “took advantage of people's good nature and goodwill towards him”.

Carey was a high-profile prisoner in Cloverhill over the weekend and is being "watched like a hawk" by officers over concerns for his welfare.

The Kilkenny native had been due to be sentenced on Wednesday but a sick note was handed into the court by defence counsel and Judge Martin Nolan was told that Carey was not present.

The Kilkenny native had been due to be sentenced on Wednesday but a sick note was handed into the court by defense counsel

DJ Carey pleaded guilty to 10 of the 21 counts he was facing, which include dishonestly inducing people to pay him money after he falsely claimed to have cancer.

The trial is expected to last up to four weeks at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The former GAA star faces 19 counts of deception and two charges for using false instruments between 2014 and 2022