Conman who bragged about crimes on radio loses appeal against jail term

A serial conman who once telephoned RTÉ’s Liveline to talk about his crimes has lost an appeal against a four-year jail term for theft and other offences.

In Oct 2011, Francis Shanley, aged 37, with addresses at Shannon Gate, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, and Church View, Boyle, Co Roscommon, was sentenced to seven years, with three suspended, by Judge Yvonne Murphy at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

He had pleaded guilty to theft and three charges of inducing another to pay a deposit for camera equipment by purporting to be an authorised seller between Jan 25 and May 1, 2006.