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

Ah here, leave it bleeding out, vote for the Monk number 1.” Ann Grimes’s famous urging of people to stop fighting on a Dublin street in a clip that went viral over a decade ago was repurposed on Friday as she exited her count centre having given Gerard Hutch her number one vote.

Labour’s Marie Sherlock has won the final seat in Dublin Central with Gerry "The Monk" Hutch losing out. The Independent candidate was a surprise late addition to the Dublin Central constituency in the General Election campaign. The Monk was in a nail-biter battle with Ms Sherlock for the final seat as counting continued at the RDS on Sunday.

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.

So convicted criminal, Gerry 'the Monk’ Hutch loses out on the last count. As the ballot boxes were emptied in RDS Simmonscourt yesterday the early tall

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch congratulated Labour Party candidate Marie Sherlock after he lost out in the battle for the final seat in Dublin Central and advised

The veteran gangster was recently allowed to travel back to Ireland from Spain while on bail for money laundering charges

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

WE’RE PAST THE halfway mark now in terms of the number of seats filled. It’s day two of counting election results to find out who will and won’t be making it in to the next Dáil. The Journal is bringing you live updates throughout the day as counting continues and more candidates are elected and eliminated.