An Unlikely Statesman: How Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch Nearly Got Elected

It remains one of politics' biggest shocks - a veteran criminal runs for the Dáil and misses a seat by a hair's breadth. Then, before the dust settles, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch goes for an election again - this time shocking the political establishment by increasing his number of votes.Now in a four-part Crime World special, we dive deep into the reasons for Hutch’s political ambition and why the public are happy to back him.An Unlikely Statesman: How Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch Nearly Got Elected is available now for subscribers first on crimeworld.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.