There are four seats up for grabs in Dublin Central in what looks to be an intriguing race. Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe are set to be re-elected but the other two seats are up for grabs, with Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch looking like he could take one, based off tallies.
Social Democrats outgoing TD Gary Gannon, who is looking good for the third seat in Dublin Central, has said the vote for Gerry Hutch is a reflection of how poorly working class communities have been treated for many years.
Speaking on RTE Radio he said that “when people are in a dark place they’ll search for very strange options and that’s what happened here. That’s a plague on all of our houses, it’s a reflection of politics as a whole.
“For those of us who actually went into the communities and did the work there’s a little bit of a vindication but I think we’ve all got a job to do.
Gannon pointed to the “huge level of media” Gerry Hutch received which he said was “disproportionate”.
“He had access to one of the most popular podcasts in the country over the course of three episodes, that makes a huge difference.”
