Newstalk’s political correspondent Sean Defoe is expecting Gerry Hutch to take the fourth seat adding, “The Monk will be a TD before all this is over”. Further down the tally, Labour’s Marie Sherlock is at 7.4%, Fianna Fáil’s Mary Fitzpatrick at 7.1% and Independent Malachy Steenson is at 4.8%.

The veteran criminal had opened up a seemingly unassailable lead over rival Marie Sherlock in Dublin Central by Sunday afternoon but there was to be a final twist in one of the stories of the general

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

GANG boss Gerry Hutch has failed to land a Dail seat as a nail-biting election race. The Monk, 61, was a shock contender in Dublin Central constituency and landed 3,098 first preference

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has labelled Garry Gannon’s comments on Gerry Hutch’s stride in Dublin Central as “absolute nonsense” and said the candidate was likely to obtain a seat by the end of the day.

Failed election candidate Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch became a pivotal character in the story of organised crime in Ireland when he masterminded three of the biggest armed robberies in the history of the State.

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 ELECTION CAMPAIGN of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch – the alleged leader of a criminal gang – has been a source of intense interest not just here in Ireland but internationally. Hutch ultimately fell just short of being elected to a Dáil seat in the Dublin Central constituency this evening,