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

Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman has said his party has "not had a good day" and has accepted that some of his party colleagues will lose their seats. At the time, the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, said an issue relating to Stanley has been passed on to An Garda Síochána (Irish police).