The High Court has jailed secondary school teacher Enoch Burke for a third time for breaching a court order.
On Monday evening, September 2, Mr. Justice Michael Quinn ordered Mr. Burke to be committed again to Mountjoy Prison until he purges his contempt.
The former teacher has twice been jailed for breaching the same court order.
Earlier on Monday, the former teacher was arrested and taken to The High Court for showing up to the school where he was previously employed.
BREAKING: Teacher Enoch Burke arrested at Wilson’s Hospital School after refusing to endorse and affirm transgender ideology.
Judge Barry O’Donnell, who made almost €400,000 from 2016-2018 representing TUSLA as a barrister, ordered his arrest.
TUSLA is the Irish State ‘Child… pic.twitter.com/Ni8xLSRS7a
— Enoch Burke (@EnochBurke) September 2, 2024
On Friday, August 30, the High Court issued a warrant stating that Mr. Burke should be brought to answer claims that he had breached the order after attending Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath.
The High Court granted the teacher a permanent injunction directing him to stay away from the school. However, Mr. Burke resumed his attendance at the school again as students and teachers returned following the summer break.
The courts were told last week that Mr. Burke’s continued presence at the school was becoming stressful and disruptive for teachers and students.
It was told that the presence of an unknown third party who had joined Mr. Burke on the school’s premises to support the disgraced teacher posed a health and safety risk to those studying and working within the school grounds.
Wilson’s Hospital School sacked Mr. Burke in January 2023 but is in the process of appealing the dismissal, which has yet to be heard.
Since September 2022, he has spent over 400 days in prison for two incidents in which he breached the High Court’s orders. He was rereleased in late June.
The current situation has been described as being "without precedent" and "infinite deadlock." The High Court had previously imposed a fine of €700 for each day Mr. Burke attended the school, refusing to comply with the injunction.
Previous hearings of the High Court have heard that Mr. Burke has not paid the fine, and no measures have been taken to force him to pay. In addition, the court has already heard that Mr. Burke is still receiving his full pay while the appeal against his termination is being processed.
*This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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