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Enoch Burke's Appeal Against Court Order Set For February

Friday, 14 October 2022 12:03

Photo credit: Twitter/@IsaacZBurke

The Westmeath teacher and his mother were both removed from court this morning.

A date in February has been set for Enoch Burke's appeal against a court order preventing him from going to or teaching at his school in Co Westmeath.

The jailed teacher and his mother were both removed from the courtroom during a case management hearing before the Court of Appeal this morning.

Enoch Burke was sent to prison last month for breaching an injunction not to attend or attempt to teach any classes at his school, pending the outcome of an investigation into alleged misconduct.

The case centres around his refusal to address a gender transitioning student by a different name and with the pronoun 'they'. 

He says it’s against his religious beliefs and claims he is being denied his constitutional rights.

This morning, he asked for an 'urgent' appeal hearing, and while Mr. J John Edwards accepted there was a 'moderate' urgency to his case, he told Enoch that the earliest date he could give him was in Februrary. 

At that point, Enoch’s mother, Martina, could be heard saying, 'that is ridiculous' before accusing the court of being corrupt. She was removed from the courtroom.

Enoch was also removed. He accused Mr. J Edwards of colluding with other judges. When he was brought back, the judge set down February 16th as the hearing date before bringing proceedings to an end.

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