The notorious Gerry Hutch: AKA The Monk is the subject of a new two-part RTÉ documentary
Independent candidate Gerry “The Monk” Hutch outside RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, during the election count for the Irish General Election. Picture date: Sunday December 1, 2024. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
Some gangland figures love being the subject of the media spotlight, whatever they may claim to contrary.
Al Capone, the most famous/infamous mobster in history, revelled in the newspapers’ coverage of him, particularly the British press, which treated him like he was a colourful character from a Damon Runyon story.