Hair today.. gone by the end of the week?

Monk caught on camera after he shaves beard | Pals say he'll stay a short while in spite of threat

- MICHAEL O’TOOLE and PAUL HEALY

HERE is Gerry “The Monk” Hutch sporting a beard-free new look a day after his bombshell acquittal. 

Our exclusive pictures show the 60-year-old inside a car in the Dublin area yesterday after he was freed from prison, having been found not guilty of the Regency Hotel murder of David Byrne.

Incredibly, in spite of the threat to his life and his extremely high profile, The Monk has remained in Ireland for the time being.

And after dramatic pictures and video of him emerging from the courts in Dublin with a lengthy beard and long hair on Monday, Hutch has got rid of both.

He now sports a freshly cleanshaven face and a short haircut, which he clearly got in the hours after he walked free, having served over a year in Wheatfield Prison on remand.

Hutch did have a clean-shaven look but long hair throughout his 13-week trial but on Monday, after a three-month wait for the verdict, he had grown a massive grey beard.

Dressed in a green jumper and beaming from ear to ear, Hutch was seen being driven around Dublin yesterday afternoon, minus the beard.

It comes as his pals claimed he did indeed intend to stay in Dublin for a few days, before jetting off to the sun.

Many had been sceptical that he would remain in Ireland for even one more day.

Pals said he intends to celebrate his 60th birthday before he travels to Spain.