Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch looks like winning Dáil seat amid General Election 2024 count

Convicted criminal Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is in the running to win a Dáil seat and become a TD for the Dublin Central constituency as counting gets underway in General Election 2024.

After 100% of boxes were tallied in the constituency on Saturday morning, Hutch is placed fourth in the four-seat constituency. He amassed over 9% of the vote and looks like he could win a seat at the expense of sitting TD and Green Party candidate Neasa Hourigan.

The Monk sensationally announced he was planning an election bid earlier this month after returning from Lanzarote where he had been arrested facing money laundering charges. At the time, Hutch denied the charges and declared he was "innocent" and did not think the arrest would affect his election hopes.

It appears he was correct as he is well in the hunt for the fourth and final seat. His election is not guaranteed with Labour's Marie Sherlock likely to receive transfers and challenge him for the final seat.

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In the same constituency, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald looks like topping the poll on around 20% of the vote. She will be followed back to the Dáil by Fine Gael's Paschal Donohoe and Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon on around 17% and 13% respectively.

Transfers will decide the fourth seat and while Marie Sherlock is likely to receive transfers after the election of those above her, the Monk is likely to transfer favourably from candidates below him as they're eliminated, including far right candidate Malachy Steenson and Independents 4 Change candidate Clare Daly.

Counting is now underway with a first count resulted expected late Saturday afternoon.