Gerard “The Monk” Hutch is on track to win a Dáil seat in Dublin Central following a huge boost in votes. Counting in the RDS Simmonscourt resumed early on Sunday morning, with all eyes on Dublin Central following Independent candidate Malachy Steenson’s elimination on Saturday evening.

All eyes are on Gerry Hutch in Dublin Central following Independent candidate Malachy Steenson’s elimination on Saturday evening. Tallies suggest Hutch will receive over 1,000 transfers from Steenson. Independent Mattie McGrath has been elected in Tipperary South.

Transfers could carry controversial candidate across the line, former Fianna Fáil leader and Dublin Central TD predicts

As it stands, Keira Keogh is well situated to take a seat and the final seat is a real toss-up. Although Paul Lawless looks to be in the distance currently, trailing Patsy O'Brien by almost 1,000 votes, there are rumours and murmurs that the Aontú councillor is set to transfer very strongly from Stephen Kerr.

It's the second say of counting election results to find out who will and won’t be making it in to the next Dáil.

The convicted Dublin criminal, also known as The Monk, received the fourth-highest first preference vote in the four-seat constituency with almost 10 per cent of the vote

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Gangland figure Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was a surprise late addition to the Dublin Central constituency but is now on course to land the final fourth seat there after securing over 11.9% of first prefe

There are four seats up for grabs in Dublin Central in what looks to be an intriguing race. Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe are set to be re-elected but the other two seats are up for grabs, with Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch looking like he could take one, based off tallies.

With all boxes now tallied in the Dublin Central constituency, Independent candidate Gerard Hutch looks likely to be in contention for a seat with around 9% of first preference votes.