Gerry Hutch

Gerry Hutch (born 1963) is an Irish former criminal. He was regarded as the prime suspect for two of the biggest armed robberies in Irish history. He was nicknamed "The Monk" as he is known for his clean living and religious beliefs, leading a "disciplined, ascetic lifestyle" after leaving prison in 1985. He has been active within Dublin's inner city community, working with disadvantaged children and encouraging them not to take drugs.

Early life

Born in central Dublin, his career began at the age of 10 when Hutch joined the Bugsy Malone Gang of inner city youngsters (named after the feature film), which he later led, whose crimes in the 1970s included "jump-overs" - jumping over bank counters, grabbing cash and running.

He was later part of a gang involved in major robberies and received many convictions between 1970 and 1983 intermittently spending time in prison. His gang was said to have amassed an estimated IR£40 million from a series of bank robberies, jewellery heists, and fraud scams spanning almost eight years. Hutch has also been awarded money from legal actions in Irish courts. These included £8,500 won from Securicor Ireland in June 1991, £2,000 from the Sunday Tribune newspaper in a libel action and around £26,000 won in legal actions against the Irish state.

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DPP directions still awaited on Eddie Hutch snr murder case, coroner’s court told

The Irish Times 19 Mar 2025
Mr Hutch (59), a taxi driver and brother of veteran criminal Gerry Hutch, was shot outside his home on Poplar Row in north inner city Dublin on February 8th, 2016.
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