Gerry Hutch says he will not be ‘tormenting’ voters as campaign gets under way

Hutch said his campaign is officially beginning on Thursday but will be “kicked off online”

Independent candidate Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin (PA)

Gerry “The Monk” Hutch has said he will not be “tormenting people on the doors” in his campaign for the Dublin Central by-election.

Mr Hutch, who has been described in court as the patriarchal figurehead of the Hutch criminal organisation, attended a public meeting on Wednesday evening calling for more support for children with special educational needs.