"Gangland criminal Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is the talk of the town, whether it's the return of a one-man play in his honour, or his confirmation that he will indeed run in the upcoming Dublin Central by-election. Having come remarkably close to securing a seat in Dáil Éireann in the 2024 general election, can the 62-year-old get over the line at the second time of asking? Furthermore, what does Gerry Hutch stand for, policy-wise? And why does he want to be a politician at all?"
""If he wants to be a politician, he hasn't explained why he wants to be a politician or what kind of politician he wants to be," Mary Regan, political editor for the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent, tells the Indo Daily podcast. "We don't know a huge amount about his politics. He hasn't answered any questions or spoken about his politics very much, other than that he wants to give the establishment a rattle. "He wants to be the person that causes a bit of a shock that brings the political system into a position of questioning itself.""
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is a prominent gangland figure who has confirmed his candidacy in the Dublin Central by-election after narrowly missing a Dáil Éireann seat in the 2024 general election. He has attracted renewed attention because of a one-man play about him and his political ambitions. He has not articulated clear policy positions or explained why he wants to be a politician. He has expressed a desire to unsettle the political establishment and provoke a shock that prompts questioning of the political system. His electoral prospects are currently under assessment.
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