D. J. Carey, whose full name is Denis Joseph Carey, is an Irish former hurler born in 1970 who played as a left corner-forward for Kilkenny. He started with the Young Irelands club and joined the Kilkenny seniors in 1988, playing until 2005 and making 138 league and championship appearances. He was part of five All-Ireland winning teams, in 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002 and 2003, and won ten Leinster medals, four National Hurling League medals, nine All-Stars and two Texaco Hurler of the Year awards. He has been described as the GAA's first superstar. His business affairs later drew wide coverage, and in 2025 he pleaded guilty to ten counts of deception and was sentenced to five and a half years in prison.
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often abbreviated to D.J. Carey, is an Irish former hurler
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Denis Joseph Carey (born 11 November 1970)
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he was part of five All-Ireland Championship-winning teams
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often abbreviated to D.J. Carey, is an Irish former hurler
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often abbreviated to D.J. Carey, is an Irish former hurler
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He played as a left corner-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
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