Is Gerard Hutch being turned into a celebrity ahead of the Dublin Central by-election?

Stage appearance blurs line between art and politics as Gerard Hutch prepares for another Dublin Central by-election battle

'While I have no issue with Gerard Hutch running for election, his appearance in a play was a step too far for me.' Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

My mother often says that I would attend the opening of an envelope. On Monday, I defied all expectations when I chose to stay at home rather than take up an invitation to The Ambassador Theatre in Dublin to attend the opening night of Rex Ryan’s new play The Monk.

“Five minutes before a life-defining verdict, Gerard Hutch faces the possibility of life in prison,” a public relations person told me in an email.