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

Gerry Hutch missed out on a place in the Dail after a dramatic race in Dublin Central in the 2024 General Election.

Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman has said his party has "not had a good day" and has accepted that some of his party colleagues will lose their seats. At the time, the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, said an issue relating to Stanley has been passed on to An Garda Síochána (Irish police).

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

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