The man who damaged a Claude Monet painting, estimated to be worth €10m, at the National Gallery of Ireland has been sentenced to six years in jail.

A Dublin man has been given a six-year sentence after being convicted of damaging a Claude Monet painting estimated to be worth €10m at the National Gallery of Ireland.

A Dublin man accused of damaging two paintings at the Shelbourne hotel earlier this year has been acquitted of those charges, by direction of the trial judge.

A man on trial for allegedly putting his fist through a Monet painting accused gardaí of trying to get a false confession, a jury has heard.

A banqueting manager at the Shelbourne Hotel said he noticed threads hanging from a painting in one of their function rooms and took a picture of the damage on his phone.

Two New Zealand tourists have described how they saw a man’s fist go through a Monet painting estimated to be worth €10m in the National Gallery two years ago.

Two New Zealand tourists have described how they saw a man’s fist go through a Monet painting estimated to be worth €10m in the National Gallery two years ago.

A man has gone on trial accused of damaging a €10m Monet painting in the National Gallery and damaging two paintings in the Shelbourne Hotel.

A man has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of damaging a painting at the National Art Gallery in Dublin two years ago.

Two men have appeared in court charged with criminal damage of two paintings at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin.

A man accused of punching a hole in a €10m Monet has been granted bail after a jury could not reach a verdict yesterday.

The trial of a Dublin man accused of putting his fist through a Claude Monet painting at the National Gallery has ended with the jury in deadlock.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of putting his fist through a €10m Claude Monet painting has retired to consider its verdict.

A man accused of putting his fist through a Claude Monet painting told gardaí he had done “nothing wrong” and had “nothing to hide.”

A man who claims he collapsed into a €10m painting by Claude Monet had a quadruple heart bypass a year later, his trial has heard.

A man accused of putting his fist through a €10m Claude Monet painting shouted afterwards “it was an accident”, his trial has heard.

The trial of a man accused of causing €7m worth of criminal damage to a Monet painting at the National Gallery has heard that he had paint stripper in his bag.

A tourist who witnessed a €10m Claude Monet painting being damaged said he saw the accused man “lift his fist and put it through the painting”.

A court has heard a tourist from New Zealand saw a man lift his "fist like a hammer" to a Monet painting in the National Gallery.

The trial has begun of a man accused of knocking a hole through a Claude Monet oil-painting at the National Gallery of Ireland, causing €7m worth of criminal damage.

The trial has begun of a man accused of knocking a hole through a Claude Monet oil-painting at the National Gallery of Ireland, causing €7m worth of criminal damage.

A Dublin man accused of punching a hole in a valuable Monet oil painting is due to stand trial today.

A 47-year-old man accused of criminally damaging a Monet painting in the National Gallery of Ireland has been sent forward for trial.

Art restorers are to begin the delicate repair of a Monet painting extensively damaged as it hung in the National Gallery.

Art experts are to begin the delicate repair of a Monet painting extensively damaged as it hung in the National Gallery.

A 47-year-old man accused of punching a hole in a valuable Monet oil-painting at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin in June will deny criminal responsibility for the damage, a judge was told today.

A 47-year-old man was remanded in custody this evening - and is to get medical treatment - after he was charged with causing criminal damage to a valuable Claude Monet oil painting at the National Gallery of Ireland last week.

A 47-year-old man has been charged with criminal damage to a Monet painting in the National Gallery of Ireland.