The alleged crime boss had been tipped to take one of four seats in Dublin Central, but lost to Labour’s Marie Sherlock

Gerard The Monk Hutch arrived to the RDS count centre to a media circus on Sunday afternoon as he was knocked out of the Dublin Central race during the final election count.

Gerry Hutch has admitted that there's 'small concern' surrounding his personal safety after narrowly losing out on a Dáil seat in the General Election.

Gerry “The Monk” Hutch said he would “consider” running again for the Dáil after he was beaten to the final seat in Dublin Central by Labour's Marie Sherlock

Dublin Central's criminal candidate eventually turned up at the count centre on Sunday with a documentary film crew in tow

Dublin central candidate Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch conceded to Labour's Marie Sherlock who took the final seat in the constituency. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Newstalk’s political correspondent Sean Defoe is expecting Gerry Hutch to take the fourth seat adding, “The Monk will be a TD before all this is over”. Further down the tally, Labour’s Marie Sherlock is at 7.4%, Fianna Fáil’s Mary Fitzpatrick at 7.1% and Independent Malachy Steenson is at 4.8%.

WE’RE PAST THE halfway mark now in terms of the number of seats filled. It’s day two of counting election results to find out who will and won’t be making it in to the next Dáil. The Journal is bringing you live updates throughout the day as counting continues and more candidates are elected and eliminated.

Veteran criminal came close to winning fourth and final seat after getitng almost 10 per cent of first preferences

The independent candidate, 61, was seen running away through the Royal Dublin Society car park being followed by the media.