Gerard Hutch arrived at the RDS count centre this afternoon - shortly before he learned his audacious Dáil bid was over.
The 62-year-old criminal initially spoke with reporters who gathered as he arrived to learn his fate.
But during those exchanges it quickly became apparent he was not prepared to answer any questions about the judgment of the Special Criminal Court which found he had control of the guns - three AK 47 assault rifles - used in the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in February 2016.
And as the questions intensified, Hutch's initial willingness to talk ended and he walked the other way.
Once inside the RDS, Hutch was further quizzed about his 'platform for change' but when pressed was not prepared to explain what it actually meant.
At one stage, the man whom the Criminal Assets Bureau named in the High Court as the head of the feuding Hutch Organised Crime Group, even filmed the journalists and camera crews surrounding him.
He remained at the centre of a media scrum in the count centre but managed to find enough room to congratulate Marie Sherlock, the new Labour TD, who beat him to the fourth and final seat in Dublin Central.
Was this the end of Hutch's political aspirations? Apparently not - he says he will run for election again.
In the meantime, he remains on bail after he was arrested for alleged money laundering in Spain.
You can watch RTÉ Crime Correspondent Paul Reynolds question Gerard Hutch in the video at the top of this story.
