In April 2023, Gerry Hutch – AKA ‘The Monk’- walked free from the Special Criminal Court after the Irish State unsuccessfully sought to prosecute him for his involvement in a gun attack at the Regency Hotel seven years previously.
Now out on bail from Spain, where he is under investigation for alleged money laundering, he narrowly missed out on securing a Dail seat in one of the stories of the 2024 general election.
But who is Gerry Hutch and how did he and his family come to such prominence in Ireland’s criminal underworld? What happened when he and his allies went to war with the far larger and more powerful Kinahan clan?
The resulting feud would draw on the full resources of the Gardai and the State where serious questions remain unanswered. 18 men would be dead, including some of those closest to Gerry Hutch. He would walk from the gangland trial of the century a free man, but left counting a very real and personal cost.
For the first time on television, this two-part documentary series tells the story of Gerry Hutch’s rise from humble beginnings in North Dublin’s inner city to answering charges before Ireland’s Criminal Courts of Justice to the 2024 Dáil Éireann election hustings.
With unprecedented access to archive footage, extensive new background research and using a variety of storytelling techniques, this is the up-to-date story of Gerry Hutch by some of those who know his life best.
Episode 1 : Monday 10th February at 9.35pm
For decades, Gerry “The Monk” Hutch has attracted huge public and media attention wherever he goes. Episode One of this two-part RTÉ documentary series examines his early years on the streets of Dublin and beyond.
Episode 2 : Monday 17th February at 9.35pm
This concluding episode picks up in the aftermath of the 2016 Regency Hotel attack. It tells the story of Gerry Hutch’s trial for the murder of David Byrne, as well as his more recent election campaign after he walked free from court.
