Trial of Dublin man accused of damaging Monet artwork begins

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.

Andrew Shannon (aged 50) of Willians Way, Ongar, Dublin 15 has pleaded not guilty to damaging one Claude Monet painting entitled 'Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sail Boat (1874)' at the gallery on Clare Street on June 26, 2012.