An Irish sports star put an iPhone charger up his nose as part of a ploy to scam people out of money by pretending to have cancer.

DJ Carey, 54, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of deception at Dublin’s criminal court of justice in a scandal that has rocked the country’s sporting scene.

A five-time All-Ireland winner and multiple All-Star, Carey is one of the most decorated hurlers in history.