Reputed head of crime family narrowly misses out on Dublin parliament seat

Independent election candidate Gerard Hutch also known as Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch arrives at a count centre following Ireland's general election, in Dublin, Ireland, December 1, 2024. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

DUBLIN (Reuters) - 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.

Hutch, better known as "The Monk", finished in fifth place of a four-seat constituency. He had been widely seen as favourite to take the final seat earlier on Sunday before a late surge by Labour Party rival Marie Sherlock.