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%.

Oscar nominated director Jim Sheridan has been photographed in the RDS count centre in Dublin as Gerry Hutch remained in contention to win a seat in Dublin

The convicted Dublin criminal, also known as The Monk, received the fourth-highest first preference vote in the four-seat constituency with almost 10 per cent of the vote

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was in a battle royale to win a shock Dáil seat and rock the political establishment last night – but could find out he has a new arch nemesis by the name of Sherlock in a knife-edge race.

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is reportedly doing well in his Dublin Central constituency, as the election remains too close to call between the three main parties.

There are four seats up for grabs in Dublin Central in what looks to be an intriguing race. Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe are set to be re-elected but the other two seats are up for grabs, with Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch looking like he could take one, based off tallies.

Film maker Jim Sheridan has said “anger” is behind the “surprising” result for convicted criminal Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch who is still in the running for a seat in Dublin Central.

One of the big stories from the General Election 2024 count is that Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch could take a seat in Dublin Central

Veteran crime boss Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has called for more gardai to police the streets and make them “clean” again. Hutch (61), who is running for election as an independent candidate in Dublin Central, made the announcement in a lengthy and high quality campaign video released on social media.

It’s now pretty much a two-way battle between Hutch and Labour’s Marie Sherlock for the fourth seat in the constituency.