Gerry Hutch, also known as The Monk, is eyeing up the Dáil seat left vacant by the resignation of Paschal Donohoe.
Already it is believed that the convicted criminal, encouraged by his near success in last year’s general election, is using what will be a long build-up to next year’s byelection to get his campaign in order and to register hundreds, even thousands, of new voters in Dublin’s north inner city.
So will his €800,000 tax bill from the Criminal Assets Bureau put a stop to his political ambitions and could the man named as the head of the Hutch organised crime group become a TD?
I talk to Irish Times crime and security editor Conor Lally who has long covered Hutch’s career in crime.
Waterford family’s deaths in petrol bomb attack linked to local drugs gang, gardaí believe
‘Cruel act of evil’: Son of Waterford man killed in suspected arson says he’s devastated
Fintan O’Toole: The blue-green smoothie ruling the country has no plan and even less passion
Duane Keith Davis sentenced to 40 years to life over 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur
Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan and Andrew McNair.
