The veteran criminal had opened up a seemingly unassailable lead over rival Marie Sherlock in Dublin Central by Sunday ...

The veteran gangster – named in the High Court by the Criminal Assets Bureau as the head of the Hutch Organised Crime Gang - ...

An alleged Dublin gangland figure known as "The Monk" came close to being elected to the Irish parliament Sunday, just weeks after he was arrested in Spain for alleged money laundering.

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are in a tight race to become Ireland’s next taoiseach, leaving Sinn Fein locked out of power ...

The gangland figure missed out on the last seat in the Dublin Central constituency to the Labour Party’s Marie Sherlock.

Current Taoiseach, Mr Harris, dismissed talk of a Sinn Fein surge and said he was “cautiously optimistic” about where his party will stand after all the votes are counted. He was also elected as a ...

Ireland's election results have yet to be finalized, but exit polling suggests a coalition government between the center-right Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

Ireland’s two long-dominant center-right parties looked likely to form a new government as results came in from a fractured ...

You can check out at any time. More info Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch said he has been “an unofficial politician” for most of his life. The 61-year-old, who is standing to represent Dublin Central ...

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, wants to be very clear about two things. The first is that he “couldn’t care less” about Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. He says he is not running in the ...

Photo: Mark Condren Ireland’s most unlikely general ­election candidate, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, wants to be very clear about two things. The first is that he “couldn’t care less ...