Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is no 'Robin Hood of the Oireachtas'

Gerry Hutch the putative politician came into being on April 17, 2024. On that day, he was acquitted in the Special Criminal Court of the charge of murdering David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016.

Hutch emerged from the Criminal Courts of Justice building into a scrum of reporters, photographers and the public. He was dressed casually, but presented a striking image with his long flowing hair and unkempt grey beard, like a cross between a well-fed Charlie Manson and an ageing hippie.

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