A 27-year-old climate change protester who threw soup at an artwork in the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork last year is set to pay for the clean up costs associated with his actions.
Earlier this week Thomas Shinnick of Main Street in Charleville, Co Cork pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to a painting — George Atkinson’s Anatomical Study — on November 10, 2022. He also pleaded guilty to being in possession of a screwdriver on the same occasion.
The painting which is covered by glazing was not damaged in the incident. However, the second floor of the gallery had to be closed for a period to allow a clean up operation to take place.
