Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch officially registered as a candidate to run in the general election in Dublin Central on Thursday, saying, “It’s official. I’m running.”

Gerry Hutch, also known as The Monk, has officially lodged his papers to stand in the General Election in Dublin Central. It has been widely reported in recent weeks that ‘The Monk’ will be a voting option at the General Election,

GERRY ‘The Monk’ Hutch has arrived back in Ireland and confirmed he is running for the Dail. The veteran criminal jetted back into Dublin this lunchtime from his home in Lanzarote. And defiant

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has reacted to the news that Gerry Hutch plans to run for election in her constituency.

EXCLUSIVE: The 61-year-old was photographed scrolling on his phone at a bar counter shortly after getting out of Lanzarote's Tahiche Prison on bail last Monday

Addressing Mr Hutch's possible candidacy during the week, Mr Donohoe said: "“I'll be making the case for the great dangers of organised crime, for the harm that drugs have done to the communities that I represent, that I'm lucky to represent in the Dáil.

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch has lodged papers confirming that he will run in the upcoming election.The Dubliner lodged his papers with the Dublin City

Arriving on his motorbike and wearing a helmet and a fluorescent jacket, he walked through the building’s green door with an envelope containing his documents

The gangland figure was arrested and charged in Lazarote by Spanish police investigating alleged organised crime activity last month.