A former GAA star has been arrested amidst claims that he asked a number of people for cash which he claimed was for cancer treatment.
Gardaí arrested the man in the south of the country yesterday.
A release from An Garda Síochána stated: “Gardaí in the Eastern Region have arrested a male in relation to an ongoing investigation into an alleged fraud.”
The former player was arrested under Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act 2001 and can be held for up to 24 hours.
The development comes after a series of revelations from a range of people that they had been approached by the former player seeking money.
One report suggested that up to €250,000 had been handed over to the individual on this basis.
On one occasion it was claimed the man was receiving treatment for cancer in America when he was actually playing golf.
