Amateur antiques dealer gets jail

An amateur antiques dealer has been jailed after he was caught with 57 stolen antique books, including an extremely rare King James Bible.

Andrew Shannon, aged 51, was previously jailed for damaging a €10m Monet painting at the National Gallery in December 2014.

Shannon, of Willans Way, Ongar, Dublin, pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of the books at his home while knowing or being reckless as to whether they were stolen on March 3, 2007. He was convicted by a jury last February.