Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch congratulated Labour Party candidate Marie Sherlock after he lost out in the battle for the final seat in Dublin Central and advised her not to ‘contaminate’ her new position. Mr Hutch almost pulled off an incredible upset in the Dublin Central constituency,

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Labour’s Marie Sherlock has won the final seat in Dublin Central with Gerry "The Monk" Hutch losing out. The Independent candidate was a surprise late addition to the Dublin Central constituency in the General Election campaign. The Monk was in a nail-biter battle with Ms Sherlock for the final seat as counting continued at the RDS on Sunday.