Gerry “The Monk” Hutch has ruled out a run for the Áras as he admitted that he enjoyed running in the general election campaign. “I love running. I’ve been running all my life,” he told reporters who gathered around him in a large scrum.

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

The alleged crime boss had been tipped to take one of four seats in Dublin Central, but lost to Labour’s Marie Sherlock