Veteran criminal came close to winning fourth and final seat after getting almost 10 per cent of first preferences

Gerry Hutch missed out on a place in the Dail after a dramatic race in Dublin Central in the 2024 General Election.

Gangland figure Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was a surprise late addition to the Dublin Central constituency but is now on course to land the final fourth seat there after securing over 11.9% of first prefe

The alleged crime boss had been tipped to take one of four seats in Dublin Central, but lost to Labour’s Marie Sherlock

Gerard “The Monk” Hutch is on track to win a Dáil seat in Dublin Central following a huge boost in votes. Counting in the RDS Simmonscourt resumed early on Sunday morning, with all eyes on Dublin Central following Independent candidate Malachy Steenson’s elimination on Saturday evening.

So convicted criminal, Gerry 'the Monk’ Hutch loses out on the last count. As the ballot boxes were emptied in RDS Simmonscourt yesterday the early tall

GERRY ‘The Monk’ Hutch has blasted “very childish” people who robbed his election posters from poles in his constituency of Dublin Central. The mobster earlier this week

The alleged leader of the Hutch criminal organisation was followed around the counting centre in Dublin by a huge media scrum, as security staff struggled to keep control, and when he was asked if he would run again he said: "I've been running all my life,

The independent candidate, 61, was seen running away through the Royal Dublin Society car park being followed by the media.

The convicted Dublin criminal, also known as The Monk, received the fourth-highest first preference vote in the four-seat constituency with almost 10 per cent of the vote