THE 34th Dail is filling up quickly as the second day of counting election results resumes across the country. Yesterday, the leaders of Fianna Fail, Sinn Fein and Fine Gael were all re-elected to

Transfers could carry controversial candidate across the line, former Fianna Fáil leader and Dublin Central TD predicts

Gerard “The Monk” Hutch is on track to win a Dáil seat in Dublin Central following a huge boost in votes. Counting in the RDS Simmonscourt resumed early on Sunday morning, with all eyes on Dublin Central following Independent candidate Malachy Steenson’s elimination on Saturday evening.

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

Newstalk’s political correspondent Sean Defoe is expecting Gerry Hutch to take the fourth seat adding, “The Monk will be a TD before all this is over”. Further down the tally, Labour’s Marie Sherlock is at 7.4%, Fianna Fáil’s Mary Fitzpatrick at 7.1% and Independent Malachy Steenson is at 4.8%.

Film maker Jim Sheridan has said “anger” is behind the “surprising” result for convicted criminal Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch who is still in the running for a seat in Dublin Central.

One of the big stories from the General Election 2024 count is that Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch could take a seat in Dublin Central

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It’s now pretty much a two-way battle between Hutch and Labour’s Marie Sherlock for the fourth seat in the constituency.

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,