By Sean Moriarty 

GAA clubs in Killarney are warning fans to be extra vigilant as scammers are trying to cash in on GAA matches online.

At least three supporters of Dr Crokes GAA Club have reported incidents to senior club members after links asked fans to pay to watch a livestream of the club’s Division 1 County League clash against Tralee side last weekend.

However, neither team had such an arrangement in place.

The procedure was popular last year, during the height of the pandemic restrictions and scammers have cottoned on to the idea that fans might want to watch local games.

Once the scammers have customer’s card details the link shuts down.

“Matches will only be streamed on official Dr Croke’s media channels,” said the club’s IT Officer John C O’Shea. “These sites look real, they have the correct logos on them, but if it's taking you away from an official Dr Crokes site or asking for credit card details, then stop, we don’t do that.”

Mr O’Shea extended his warning to Kerry County games. Last year, during the Winter All-Ireland championship it was common practice for the Kerry County Board to stream Kerry matches that were not broadcast on television. The board asked for a fee for this via its own website and not through an external link.

Mr O’Shea added that if people are suspicious of any link then they should report it to club or County Board officers.