Enoch Burke

The High Court has determined that Enoch Burke was lawfully transferred from Mountjoy to Castlerea Prison. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Brian Cregan determined that the transfer occurred for reasons which were neither arbitrary, capricious nor unjust and reiterated that “

The High Court has imposed sentences of two weeks’ imprisonment on Martina and Ammi Burke for contempt of court. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Brian Cregan opined: "Mrs Burke and Ms Burke — just like their brother Enoch — are not exceptional. They are just exce

The High Court last month struck out Enoch Burke’s proceedings against members of a Disciplinary Appeals Panel involved in the hearing of his appeal against his dismissal from his teaching role, in circumstances where the proceedings were rendered moot. Delivering judgment for the High Court,

The High Court on Tuesday returned Enoch Burke to prison after his release in January 2026, which had been granted to allow him an opportunity to prepare for his case against a Disciplinary Appeal Panel. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Brian Cregan reiterated: “Mr Burke has

The High Court has vacated an order attaching Enoch Burke's bank account in the sum of €79,100 in circumstances where the monies in the bank account were paid into the court’s fines account. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nolan remarked: “It is noteworthy t

The High Court has granted a conditional order of garnishee against Enoch Burke’s salary to satisfy outstanding fines of €79,100 to the State. Delivering judgment for the High Court on Friday, Mr Justice David Nolan observed that “there is no reason in principle why the court cannot

The High Court has dismissed an application by Enoch Burke seeking to set aside the High Court’s order granting a permanent injunction against him and declaring the decision of the Board of Management of Wilson’s Hospital School to place him on paid administrative leave lawful. Deliverin

The High Court has dismissed Enoch Burke’s defamation action against the Sunday Independent concerning an article which included untrue statements that he "was annoying" other prisoners and was moved to another cell "for his own safety". Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Rory

The High Court this month made an order for the indefinite detention of Enoch Burke after finding him in contempt of a court order. Delivering an ex tempore judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Mark Heslin noted that court orders are not an “à la carte menu” and that a party su

On 8 September, Mr Justice Mark Heslin committed Enoch Burke to prison for his failure to comply with a court order restraining him from trespassing at Wilson’s Hospital School. Although Mr Burke had been ordered to stay away from his former place of work since September 2022, a permanent inj

The High Court has ruled that Mr Enoch Burke has until 23 March to pay €23,800 to Wilson’s Hospital School and, in the event that he fails to pay the monies, the school will be “at large” to enforce the fines. This included seeking the sequestration of Mr Burke’s assets,

The High Court has directed that the full trial of the case involving Mr Enoch Burke and Wilson’s Hospital School will take place at the end of the month, despite the fact that the school had failed to comply with certain court directions. The school’s solicitors had been late in providi

The Court of Appeal has upheld the validity of injunctions which were obtained by Wilson’s Hospital School to restrain a former teacher, Mr Enoch Burke, from attending the school premises. Delivering the main judgment in the case, Mr Justice George Birmingham held that both the interim and int

The High Court has refused an application by Enoch Burke to stay the case management of High Court proceedings pending the determination of his appeals to the Court of Appeal. In October 2022, the court decided that it would case manage the High Court proceedings and made directions for the delivery

The High Court has ruled that Enoch Burke will be fined €700 per day if he continues to defy a court order requiring him to stay away from his former school. Mr Burke had been released from prison for contempt of court in December 2022 but began attending his former place of work in January onc