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Man who damaged €10m Monet is jailed for having stolen painting

Date
2018-11-30

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Shannon

County
Clare

Summary

Andrew Shannon, 54, of Dublin, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for possessing a stolen oil painting by Frederick Goodall, valued at €5,000. The painting, a desert scene dated 1892, had been taken from Bantry House in Cork in March 2006. Gardaí discovered the artwork during a 2014 search of Shannon's home for an unrelated matter. He was charged in September 2016, released on bail, but violated bail by travelling to the UK, prompting a European Arrest Warrant. A jury convicted him on 28 November 2018 after a two‑day trial. The sentence was back‑dated to 20 February 2018, the day he first entered custody on these matters. Shannon has 51 prior convictions, including theft, burglary and handling stolen property, and had previously received a six‑year sentence for damaging a Monet painting worth €10 million. He has ongoing health problems, including a quadruple bypass heart surgery in 2013, and is a student at Mountjoy Education Centre.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man who damaged €10m Monet is jailed for having stolen painting. Charges or matters: the offence in September 2016 and released on bail. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

January 31, 2014 Incident
February 20, 2018 Incident
September 2016 Incident
November 28, 2018 Incident
June 29, 2012 Other
2018-11-30 Publication

Case subjects

Andrew Shannon

Convicted Person

Charges: the offence in September 2016 and released on bail (Proven)

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Today, Judge Patricia Ryan sentenced Shannon to two years imprisonment, which she backdated to February 20, 2018, the day he first went into custody on these matters.; Judge Ryan had been about to adjourn the matter for finalisation on Wednesday next, only for Shannon to say in court that he was already under enough stress and asked her to "get it over with now."