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

The veteran gangster – named in the High Court by the Criminal Assets Bureau as the head of the Hutch Organised Crime Gang - is under the microscope of gardai and Spanish cops.

Gerry Hutch has admitted that there's 'small concern' surrounding his personal safety after narrowly losing out on a Dáil seat in the General Election.

The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

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

Gerard Hutch, named in a court case last year as the head of a well-known crime family in Ireland, narrowly missed out on a seat in Ireland's parliament on Sunday despite a surge of support in deprived areas of the Dublin Central constituency.

Independent candidate Gerard Hutch is in contention for a seat in the Dublin Central constituency, placing fourth following six counts there.

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

WE’RE PAST THE halfway mark now in terms of the number of seats filled. It’s day two of counting election results to find out who will and won’t be making it in to the next Dáil. The Journal is bringing you live updates throughout the day as counting continues and more candidates are elected and eliminated.

Independent candidate Gerard Hutch's bid for the Dáil has ended as Labour's Marie Sherlock took the fourth and final seat in Dublin Central.