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A MAN who sexually assaulted women after falsely advertising himself as a professional masseur has been jailed. Joseph Mooney, 44, stated on his Facebook page that he was qualified to give massages but had created a fake certificate to support his predatory behaviour. Mooney, of Woodgrange Gardens, Enfield, London, was sentenced earlier this month to three years and four … [Read more...] about ‘An appalling predatory individual’: Fake masseur is jailed for sexual assaults on women

A MAN has been arrested after a large quantity of suspected Class B drugs were found in a car at Belfast Harbour. The suspected herbal cannabis, which was concealed in a hide, has an estimated street value of up to £150,000. Speaking after the seizure, Detective Sergeant Moore of the PSNI said: "Drug supply and misuse is a vicious cycle that we need to collectively break, and … [Read more...] about Man arrested after large quantity of suspected drugs found in car at Belfast Harbour

GARDAÍ investigating the mysterious disappearance of a Co. Cork man 32 years ago have issued a new appeal for information. Patrick 'Patsy' O'Sullivan was 35 years old when he was last seen in April 1992. The case was featured on RTÉ's Crimecall this week, where Patsy's brother Jerry said: "He just stopped coming home." His brother Eugene added: "We've got no closure and that's … [Read more...] about New appeal for information over mysterious disappearance of Co. Cork man 32 years ago

CONOR McGREGOR has said he intends to appeal a High Court jury's ruling that he assaulted a woman by raping her at a Dublin hotel. Nikita Hand won her civil case against the MMA fighter after telling the court he 'brutally raped and battered' her in the penthouse suite of the Beacon Hotel in Sandyford on December 9, 2018. The Director of Public Prosecutions [DPP] had previously … [Read more...] about Conor McGregor says he will appeal decision after woman wins civil rape case against fighter

A MAN has died and a woman left seriously injured following a road traffic collision in Co. Leitrim. The single-vehicle collision occurred at around 7am on Thursday in Derryherk on a local road between Kinlough and Garrison. A man in his 20s, who was an occupant in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene and his body removed to the morgue at Sligo University Hospital. The … [Read more...] about Man dies and woman seriously injured in Co. Leitrim collision