GERRY ‘THE MONK’ Hutch appears to be in contention for a Dáil seat in Dublin Central.In the first count in the four-seat constituency, he secured 3,098 votes, while Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald topped the poll with 6,

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.

With all boxes now tallied in the Dublin Central constituency, Independent candidate Gerard Hutch looks likely to be in contention for a seat with around 9% of first preference votes.

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald will top the poll on around 20pc it appears, followed by Fine Gael’s Paschal Donohoe on around 17pc. Gary Gannon of the Social Democrats is polling in third place at 13pc followed by Hutch on 9pc.

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch is in strong contention for the final seat in his Dublin Central Constituency, as the election remains too close to call between the three main parties. One of the biggest stories coming out of this election is that ‘The Monk’ — who had been arrested in Spain on suspicion of money