THERE WAS HALF an hour of chaos and pandemonium in the RDS this afternoon as Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch arrived to check in on the count and wish his competition, Labour’s Marie Sherlock good luck.

His controversial run for election ended with Mr Hutch running away through the RDS car park being followed by the media. The independent candidate had seemed well poised through much of the ...

His surprise run for the Dáil was made while Irish Times crime and security correspondent Conor Gallagher was working on a new RTÉ documentary called Gerry Hutch: AKA The Monk. Today ...

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is the focus of a new two-part RTÉ documentary series that has been almost a year in the making. It will cover his upbringing in Dublin’s north inner city ...

Could he really win a seat? Would he actually turn up? Gerry Hutch finally arrived on a mild December afternoon, trailed by a camera and a large boom microphone. Crisply turned out in a dark ...

Opinion: This gang of youths, who featured Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch, were associated with various crimes in Dublin's inner city in 1976 Why does history matter? Particularly, why does history matter ...