Gerry "The Monk" Hutch has officially registered as a candidate to run in the General Election. He will contest for a seat in the Dublin Central constituency, as an Independent, against the likes of Mary Lou McDonald, Paschal Donohoe and Gary Gannon.

Gerry Hutch, also known as The Monk, has officially lodged his papers to stand in the General Election in Dublin Central.

GERRY ‘The Monk’ Hutch has arrived back in Ireland and confirmed he is running for the Dail. The veteran criminal jetted back into Dublin this lunchtime from his home in Lanzarote. And defiant

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Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has officially registered as a candidate to run in the general election in Dublin Central saying, “It’s official. I’m running.”

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has been formally accepted as a candidate for the general election in the Dublin Central constituency.

The gangland figure was arrested and charged in Lazarote by Spanish police investigating alleged organised crime activity last month.

Arriving on his motorbike and wearing a helmet and a fluorescent jacket, he walked through the building’s green door with an envelope containing his documents