Enoch Burke

2022 - 10 - 24

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Jailed teacher Enoch Burke seeks stay on proceedings brought ... (BreakingNews.ie)

Mr Burke is incarcerated at Mountjoy Prison over his refusal to comply with a High Court injunction to stay away from and not teach at Wilson's Hospital in ...

If Mr Burke was unsuccessful in his application for a stay, the judge said he would be sympathetic to pushing back the dates set in the timetable for the exchange of documentation. Given the urgency of the matter Ms Burke sought an order allowing her brother to come before the court from Mountjoy Prison so he could make his case for a stay on the operation of the judge's directions for the exchange of documents. Ms Burke added that the school had been made aware that her brother intends to seek a stay on the High Court matter proceedings until the Court of Appeal rules on the appeal. Mr Burke has appealed to the Court of Appeal various High Court decisions including the granting of the injunction directing him to stay away from the school and which is to remain in place until the High Court has decided the matter. The court heard that Mr Burke says that his case will be prejudiced if the High Court proceeds to hear the full dispute before his appeal has been determined. Jailed teacher Enoch Burke wants the High Court to place a stay on the full hearing of the action brought against him by his employer until his appeal against an injunction obtained by Wilson's Hospital School has been determined.

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Enoch Burke seeks to have school employment proceedings ... (The Irish Times)

On Monday, Mr Justice Brian O'Moore refused an application made on Mr Burke's behalf which sought to permit him to attend court to seek the stay on the main ...

The school, located in Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, is the Church of Ireland’s diocesan school for Meath and Kildare. The school obtained an order committing Mr Burke to prison. He claims the row centres on his objection to transgender identity. He also cited pressure on the chancery court’s list as another reason for refusing to hear application for a production order until November 7th. He said the matter could be heard on November 7th. The matter was adjourned to a later date.

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Ammi Burke disconnected from online court hearing after talking ... (Independent.ie)

A High Court judge has said he was forced to disconnect solicitor Ammi Burke from an online hearing after she talked over him following his refusal of an ...

It came just ten days after Enoch Burke and his mother Martina were removed from a hearing at the Court of Appeal for heated interruptions. However, the schoolteacher has repeatedly refused to do so. He also threatened to hold her in contempt if she did not apologise to him. “He can bring a motion grounded on an affidavit, but I am not going to direct the production of Mr Burke at three- or four-hours’ notice. He is seeking this stay and seeking it urgently,” she protested. Mr Justice Edwards directed that a transcript of the hearing be given to the disciplinary committee of the Law Society after Ms Burke interrupted and called the conduct of the proceedings “a disgrace”.

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