Paschal Donohoe to fight against organised crime in election campaign, amid reports Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch to run in Dublin Central

Earlier this week it was reported that Mr Hutch was “more determined than ever” to run as a candidate in the upcoming election.

It comes as he was recently releasexd on bail of €100,000 after he was arrested on a suspected money-laundering offence in Lanzarote during raids on October 23.

It also emerged that Mr Hutch’s hopes of standing in the General Election were key to the decision by a Spanish court to grant him bail.

Mr Hutch is believed to be eyeing up a seat in the Dublin Central constituency, where Minister Paschal Donohoe, Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, Green Party’s Neasa Hourigan and Social Democrats Gary Gannon are sitting TDs.

Speaking after the publication of the report on Ireland’s major infrastructure project pipeline, Minister Donohoe was asked what he thought of Gerry Hutch’s potential run in his constituency.

“It’s a matter for any candidate who wants to run in Dublin Central, that’s up to them. They need to decide why they want to put the name on the…

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