Gerry Hutch

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February 9th-14th: including Gerry Hutch: Aka The Monk, Virdee, and Northern Irish comedy Funboys

Sun Feb 09 2025 - 05:00

‘A violent and callous crime’: Man (39) jailed for life over role in murder of Gareth Hutch

Vera Hutch tells Thomas McConnell’s sentencing hearing her son was ‘senselessly and cruelly taken’ in May 2016 shooting

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 12:08

DPP considers charges against Gerry Hutch over alleged Garda corruption

Hutch is suspected of helping run a criminal organisation, an offence which can carry a life sentence

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 06:00

Martin and Harris must now jettison the frothy promises and focus on the essentials

Tony Blair had it right when he said manifestos and campaign promises are ‘a guide to winning but they’re an unsuitable guide to governing, except in describing what you hope will happen’

Fri Dec 27 2024 - 07:00

It’s embarrassing how we Irish fawn over the super-rich, from Michael O’Leary to JP McManus

Here is a resolution for 2025: let’s stop glorifying extraordinary wealth. All great wealth reveals is that someone can afford to pay more tax

Mon Dec 23 2024 - 07:00

Thomas ‘Nicky’ McConnell becomes fourth person found guilty of murder of Gareth Hutch

Nephew of Gerard Hutch was killed in ambush at Dublin flat eight years ago

Fri Dec 20 2024 - 15:23

Gerry Hutch’s near success in election shows ‘disaffection’ in certain quarters to politics, Taoiseach says

Simon Harris says ‘convicted criminal’ who brought so much misery was ‘treated like a celebrity throughout the general election’

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 16:17

‘This is a bit of craic’: Why Dublin Central voted for Gerry Hutch

In Dublin’s north inner city support for the veteran criminal known as the Monk shows how ‘disaffected’ locals are

Sat Dec 07 2024 - 06:00

Johnny Watterson: Backing for Gerry Hutch symptomatic of inner-city alienation

Hutch gifted building to Corinthians Boxing Club, which like clubs countrywide, receive little support from official Ireland

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 06:00

A darkly farcical incident on Liveline ends up exposing a hot-button issue

Radio: The Liveline host gleefully performs the audio equivalent of nudges and winks after a general-election weekend that leaves him hoarse

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 05:30

Dáil contender Gerard Hutch free to travel despite Spanish inquiry into alleged money laundering

Crime figure, known as The Monk, was released from a Spanish prison to stand in Irish election

Wed Dec 04 2024 - 15:41

In a new Dáil once again dominated by men, three women could lead the Opposition

Democracy is on a downward arc globally, and we can see the warning signs here in the treatment by some media of Gerry Hutch’s candidacy as a joke. We learned nothing from the ascent of Donald Trump

Wed Dec 04 2024 - 06:00

For much of the time in the RDS, one of the big questions was: what the hell is going on?

Gerry Hutch barrelled up to the RDS, causing a media scrum; he may have lost the election but he knew he was in charge at the count

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 07:10

Politics is an attention economy and Gerry Hutch garnered plenty of it

Hutch’s candidacy candidacy was met with an almost giggling immaturity, as though it was not serious, but sort of “gas”

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 06:00

Winners and losers in general election 2024

Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 23:04

How did one of Ireland’s most notorious gangland criminals almost take a seat in the Dáil?

Gerry Hutch had significant and genuine support in the north inner city and parts of Cabra-Glasnevin

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 19:00

‘Better the devil you know’: Inner-city Dubliners explain rationale for Gerry Hutch vote

Locals in and around Summerhill expressed disappointment after it became clear Mr Hutch would not win a seat

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 18:57

Election 2024 key race alerts: We analyse the counts that matter most

Election 2024: As the next Dáil and government begin to take shape, here are races telling the story of the election

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 15:52

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch loses out in Dublin Central to Labour’s Marie Sherlock in tight race

Veteran criminal came close to winning fourth and final seat after getting almost 10 per cent of first preferences

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 15:33

Irish Times political reporters pick their moments of the 2024 election campaign

Simon Harris’s encounter with care worker Charlotte Fallon stood out as a pivotal moment in a campaign for which the political parties seemed oddly unprepared

Sat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00

Newstalk’s interview with Gerry Hutch is an anticlimax after Kevin Myers’s inflammatory opinions fill the air

Radio: The Hard Shoulder host Kieran Cuddihy gives his guest’s talent for inflammatory opinions full rein – all while discussing his favourite books

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 05:00

Gerry Hutch in the Dáil? Gangland figure may take some comfort from Donald Trump

Election 2024: The man known as The Monk could have many reasons for wanting to run in the Dublin Central constituency, and he wouldn’t be the first criminal to reach elected office

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00

Liam Byrne: Daniel Kinahan’s lieutenant in Dublin

One of Ireland’s most powerful criminals owes his position to the actions of others

Mon Jun 05 2023 - 18:48

Gerry Hutch challenging State over plan for murder trial at Special Criminal Court

Dubliner wants to be tried before judge and jury in Central Criminal Court

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 21:39

Former garda may have harvested information for Hutch gang

Two serving gardaí suspended pending outcome of inquiry

Sun Oct 17 2021 - 21:41

Good cop, bad cops: Drew Harris’s Garda clean-up and the backlash within the force

Allegations of Garda corruption abound, but Harris’s clamp-down faces resistance

Sat Oct 16 2021 - 06:00

Public contacts Cab ‘three or four times a week’

Concerned citizens encouraged to continue helping as 25th anniversary marked

Sat Oct 16 2021 - 01:01

Four gardaí arrested or suspended during three criminal investigations

Investigations centre on drug gang, alleged leak of information and alleged assault

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 01:00

Row over pandemic bonuses for public sector staff rumbles on

Inside Politics: Scheme likely to disappoint those who qualify, enraging those who don’t

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 09:25

Gerry Hutch appears in court charged with Regency Hotel murder

Dubliner (58) remanded in custody after being extradited from Spain

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 22:12

Gardaí plan to use private jet to extradite Gerry Hutch this week

Mr Hutch wanted on a charge of murder in relation to 2016 Regency Hotel attack

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 20:38

Gerry Hutch was carrying fake documents when arrested, say police

Spain’s Guardia Civil releases details about Dubliner and his arrest last week

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 18:08

No indication on whether Gerry Hutch will fight extradition after first court appearance

Dubliner (58) wanted in Republic to face charges over 2016 Regency Hotel attack

Sun Aug 15 2021 - 14:46

Case against Gerry Hutch to depend on CCTV, phone evidence

Dubliner (58) certain to strongly deny any links to 2016 Regency Hotel gun attack

Sat Aug 14 2021 - 02:00