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Monet basher Shannon loses appeal over stolen painting conviction

Date
2019-05-31

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Shannon

County
Clare

Summary

Andrew Shannon, 54, was convicted on 31 January 2014 for handling a stolen Frederick Goodall oil painting, a 1892 desert scene taken from Bantry House in Cork in March 2006. Gardaí searched his Dublin home in 2014, finding the painting valued at about €5,000. He was found guilty by jury after a two‑day trial and sentenced to two years' imprisonment by Judge Patricia Ryan in November 2014. Shannon appealed, arguing that evidence from his 2006 arrest over John Speed maps from Tinakilly House was improperly introduced to link him to the Bantry House theft. The Court of Appeal rejected this ground, stating the Gardaí had no suspicion of him in relation to Bantry House and that the evidence was admissible. The appeal was dismissed by Justice Isobel Kennedy, with the case heard by Justices George Birmingham and Patrick McCarthy.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Monet basher Shannon loses appeal over stolen painting conviction. Charges or matters: handling a stolen Frederick Goodall piece at his home address at Willians Way, Ongar, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 on January 31, 2014; damaging the Monet by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to six years imprisonment with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Martin Nolan in December 2014. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty

When:

January 31, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
June 29, 2012 Other
December 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
2019-05-31 Publication

Case subjects

Andrew Shannon

Appellant

Charges: handling a stolen Frederick Goodall piece at his home address at Willians Way, Ongar, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 on January 31, 2014; damaging the Monet by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to six years imprisonment with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Martin Nolan in December 2014 (Proven)

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Credit: Collins) A man previously jailed for attacking a €10 million Monet painting has lost an appeal against his conviction for handling another artwork stolen from a stately home. He was found guilty of damaging the Monet by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to six years imprisonment with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Martin Nolan in December 2014.