Corinthians Boxing Club backs Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch in General Election November 19, 2024 Admin Irish News </p> <h2>Corinthians Boxing Club backs Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch in General Election</h2> <p> Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch’s General Election campaign has met mixed responses – but one group whose vote he will definitely have is the staff at Corinthians Boxing Club.</p> <p>Corinthians Boxing Club’s Head Coach Kevin Corcoran told The Hard Shoulder about Mr Hutch’s generosity to their community organisation.</p> <p>“Gerald bought the building in Buckingham Street there 25 years ago outright and he gave us that building for one euro a years’ rent – that’s all we have to pay,” he said.</p> <p>“Now, he doesn’t collect the rent, obviously, but he gave us the building to run as a boxing club free of charge, basically.”</p> <p>Mr Corcoran said the club would not exist with Mr Hutch’s help.</p> <p>“Everyone knows rents, especially in the inner city, are crazy at the moment,” he said.</p> <p>“We probably be paying between €2,000 to €4,000 per month rent for that building, and we couldn’t afford that.</p> <p>“We charge the kids €2 per night for training.”</p> <p>The coach said Mr Hutch very rarely visits the club, but when he’s in Ireland he always stops by.</p> <p>“When he comes home, he pops down and says hello, he comes in and says hello to the lads and has a look at the kids training,” he said.</p> <p>Mr Corcoran said The Monk is a “very popular man” in the area.</p> <p>“There’s no other man, TD, anything that would buy a building and give it away to the local community,” he said.</p> <p>Mr Corcoran said Mr Hutch’s popularity could be due to his help with the boxing club, but he’s sure “people have their own reasons”.</p> <p>The local community aren’t concerned with Mr Hutch’s possible involvement in organised crime, he said.</p> <p>“We only see the side of Gerald as the very helpful person that he is,” Mr Corcoran said.<br /> Credit to : Newstalk</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here --
