For a man who has been targeted by assassins, Gerry Hutch is surprisingly easy to track down in the village in Lanzarote where he has lived for more than 10 years.
He hikes in the morning, frequents the island’s many Irish bars – Paddy’s Point is a favourite – and is happy to stop for selfies with the Irish holidaymakers attracted by the island’s winter sun.
Irish Times investigative reporter Conor Gallagher travelled to the Spanish island last week to interview the veteran criminal as part of a wider investigation into the Dubliner’s property holdings.
Hutch has long maintained that his lifestyle is funded by savvy property investments although in a wide-ranging interview he tells Gallagher they have been “exaggerated”.
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From his sunny base he talks of his political ambitions for the May 22nd Dublin Central byelection, his reaction to his son’s recent arrest in Lanzarote and the ongoing criminal investigation by the Spanish authorities into his own activities.
Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.
