DJ and radio broadcaster jailed for harassing Kerry garda and Clare hotelier

Frankie Shanley had 79 previous convictions, including 37 for theft and fraud, court told

Frankie Shanley has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail, with the final year suspended and the sentence backdated at the Circuit Court in Tralee. File picture

A 47-year-old international DJ and radio broadcaster has been jailed after a court heard he had run a campaign of harassment against two people, a Co Kerry garda and a Co Clare hotelier, which included contacting media and using social media and email.

Frankie Shanley has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail with the final year suspended and the sentence backdated at the Circuit Court in Tralee.