Former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison.
The 54-year-old, who previously resided at Newtown, Maynooth, County Kildare, pleaded guilty in July to 10 charges related to defrauding people out of money while pretending to have cancer.
A five-time All-Ireland winner and multiple All-Star, Carey is one of the most decorated and acclaimed hurlers to ever play the sport.
The sentencing had been adjourned last week after the court was told he was in hospital.
A judge told the court he could not imagine a more reprehensible fraud.
He said Carey had exploited people's good nature, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported.
The 10 counts that Carey pleaded guilty to involved a total of 13 complainants, including Denis O'Brien, one of Ireland's wealthiest entrepreneurs.
O'Brien gave Carey more than 125,000 (109,500) and provided him with accommodation and transport.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court had heard Carey defrauded 22 people out of a total of almost 400,000 (350,000).
About 44,000 (38,500) has been repaid.
Carey's defence counsel had told the court he had suffered a stunning fall from grace and was now something of a pariah.
Other victims included a cousin of Carey's as well as friends and work colleagues and people who knew of him through his sporting career.
There was no record of Carey ever having had cancer or being treated abroad, when gardaí (Irish police) investigated.
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