Failed election candidate Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch became a pivotal character in the story of organised crime in Ireland when he masterminded three of the biggest armed robberies in the history of the State.

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

Gerry Hutch has admitted that there's 'small concern' surrounding his personal safety after narrowly losing out on a Dáil seat in the General Election.

The independent candidate, 61, was seen running away through the Royal Dublin Society car park being followed by the media.

A scrum of security and media followed Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch out of the RDS count centre in Dublin after he missed out on a seat in the