What is the GAA Catfish? Timeline of wild 2 Johnnies tale that has gripped the nation

The 2 Johnnies have recently released part three of their podcast series "The GAA Catfish" that had shocked the nation in 2022.

The 2 Johnnies share an unbelievable series of events uncovering how at least 30 men in Ireland have been deceived by multiple different fake account profiles seemingly made by one woman.

The latest episode has been streamed over 2 million times since it was recently released.

These accounts were made on social media platforms, dating apps and WhatsApp and were all run by the same woman, aimed to speak to and form relationships with men, including high profile GAA players from around the country.

In part one of the series, one of the hosts Johnny B shares his experience of getting catfished by the woman whose name has not been shared.

This revealed a whole operation led by the woman which truly shocked the 2 Johnnies and led to the viral creation that is the GAA Catfish podcast series.

The first episode of the podcast series dives deep into how Johnny B's relationship started with the fake account and how exactly he realised he was being catfished.

His story grows darker and darker as he soon realised that the woman behind it all was right in front of him the whole time- and she had even driven him right to his home one morning!

Johnny said his "mind was blown" when he realised "Cora O' Donovan," the beautiful girl he was eager to meet from Instagram, was actually a girl under the name "Nicki" who claimed to be Cora's friend.

Episode one tells the whole series of events and explains how the infamous tale began, while also revealing other peoples' had also been used by the "Cora O' Donovan" account.

In episode 2 the Johnnies revealed that "a flood of revelations emerged" after they shared their story in the 3Arena in 2022 as thousands of people came forward to reveal they have also been catfished by the same account and multiple other accounts used by "Nicki".

More stories are uncovered and the extent to which "Nicki" went to catfish her victims shocked the whole country once the story got out. 

"Nicki" stalked some of these men and posted pictures of them online when she did so.

She even impersonated family members to guilt trip men into texting her back, there was nothing "Nicki" hadn't tried. 

In the latest episode, the story had even caught the attention of producers of The Tinder Swindler on Netflix and at the BBC who both wanted to make documentaries on these stories. 

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The 2 Johnnies said they would make a documentary with the BBC, but only if "Nicki" agreed to be involved, which she declined to do so. 

The 2 Johnnies warn in the third episode that it features dark issues like rape and gender based violence and warned listeners before engaging with that episode.

The episode dives further into the catfish operation run by "Nicki" and revealed shocking information about the events that occurred in 2024.

The 2 Johnnies even reached out to the PSNI to make sure a background check was carried out for "Nicki" as they were worried for her mental health, which led to the PSNI being satisfied by her mental health.

Towards the end of the episode, they speak to a doctor who educates listeners on the psychology behind catfishing and why some people may turn towards creating fake profile accounts.

The 2 Johnnies "thank all who have tuned into the third instalment" and "are overwhelmed by the response and the stories that have poured in from listeners."

The episodes can be listened to on Spotify.