Mr Hutch posted a video to X in which he urged people to register to vote.

Mother of Harvey Morrison's name is 'in the ring' as possible Sinn Féin candidate for Dublin by-election

Hutch confirmed his plans while at a press event to promote 'The Monk' - a play about his life - at the Ambassador Theatre in Dublin on Wednesday.

Janet Horner is a local councillor and union activist.

Hutch was among nine people held as part of a money laundering investigation