Enoch Burke turns up to school again despite sacking - read OP before posting

First, the question of whether the fact that Burke has an employment dispute with the school amounts to a "reasonable excuse"

A High Court and A Court of Appeal ruled he has no excuse to be there reasonable or otherwise, that's why there is a permanent injunction against him.

The report you quote only says that the school is "concerned"

No it doesn't, and I quoted it twice.

It clearly states the school are "most anxious".

But, breach of the injumction? They've got him cold on that. Plus, proceedings for breaching the injunction will be a lot quicker than a prosecution for s. 13 trespass, and the sanction will be a lot heavier. So, if if there were a cast-iron case for s.13 trespass — and, on what we've got so far, there isn't — I can see why everyone, even the school, might want to pursue the contempt route instead. Even if he were to be convicted, in terms of what the school wants, and what the authorities want. that acheives nothing.

It's very simple, the civil route puts the onus, expense and stress on the school.

The criminal route alleviates that, but just as important the state does not detain a citizen indefinitely without a trial.

That is a no no, the alarm bells rang on it 20 years and continue to be rang since.

It's been going on for two years, in that time he has spent multiple days outside that school before being sent to jail.

How come it hasn't escalated yet?

This. His irrational behaviour is growing far more acute.

For the life of me I can not understand how the parents are not descending on the school en masse.

I do wonder if someone of "importance" was attached to the school, like a Superintendents or Ministers Child would the school be left hung out to deal with it in the civil courts.

He went to the school this morning then left at 11am and hasn't showed up at court.

Not sure if he's trying to extend it as much as possible or wants a very public arrest.

RTE news : Judge orders Enoch Burke ordered to appear before court

http://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2024/0830/1467498-enoch-burke-court/

So Mammy and Ammi showed up in Court this morning, but Enoch didn't.

Seems cowardly to me that he sent his mammy and sister to speak for him.

Before being removed from court this afternoon, Martina Burke told the judge this was "all because of transgender ideology". She asked if the judge wanted Mr Burke to affirm puberty blockers and the suicide of children and said it was a disgrace.

Ammi Burke said Mr Burke was being denied his constitutional rights. However Judge O'Donnell told her Mr Burke’s rights were being vindicated by allowing him an opportunity to address the court.

Gardai will be called if he shows up on Monday, if he is not picked up before then. He clearly wants a public arrest.

Yes, it's a quote from the report on the RTE website.

in a round about way they have now landed in the same space as the other high profile planks we see on social media - using pseudo child welfare concerns to push their uber conservative bigoted agenda. Are the Burkes now trying to say that Enoch's actions in the school were related to child suicide and puberty blockers as opposed to what they have been saying all along that his actions were about his religious beliefs?

Also from the report on the RTE website linked above:

Barrister Rosemary Mallon, speaking for the school, said the school's lawyers would send the order to the garda station and would liaise with the local superintendent.

If I was a betting woman, I'd put money on it that he will turn up at the school on Monday, where there will be a few "concerned citizen journalists" just conveniently hanging around when the Gardaí are called.

The fam will probably show up too.

Would I get good odds?

Fact remains, you said he got a penalty of two years but he didn't. Every day, every hour of that was entirely self-imposed. He need not have served one minute in prison except for his own stupidity in refusing to purge his contempt and obey the orders of the court.

You know, the courts where his family frequently try to gain things for themseves or force others to do their bidding, but regard as having no authority over the Burkes themselves when the shoe is on the other foot.

Burke is not just protesting OUTSIDE his place of work, he is entering its grounds and indeed the premises itself, despite a court order not to do so. In other words the courts have (repeatedly) looked at his method of "protest" and not deemed it a legitimate protest. He is as free as anyone else is to protest within the law, what he should not be free to do is harass a school, its staff and pupils.

He'll be in the Joy this evening.

I wonder if the order made today is only for him to be brought before the Court, or will he be brought to Mountjoy?

I really wouldn't like to see a melee breaking out at the school on Monday, and I think that's possible, with certain unsavoury characters now hanging around and getting in on this.

No, as we continue to bend over backwards for this cretin, the Judge needs to hear his side of the story.

Maybe he was just walking by the school, slipped and ended up in a staff meeting and roaming the corridors.

He said it was important that Mr Burke be brought before the court before any further orders were made as he said the court would need to hear what he had to say.

Now the school have to instruct the Barristers to track him down to compel him to appear.

Average Barrister is 200 to 300 euro per hour.

Enoch is also getting another days wages today.

We are an absolute laughing stock.