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Enoch Burke Arrested at Wilson’s Hospital School After Fresh Breach of Injunction

He was detained on a High Court order for breaching an injunction that bars him from the campus.

Overview

  • Gardaí arrested Burke just inside the school gate in County Westmeath after he returned to the grounds in defiance of a court order.
  • He is expected to be brought before Mr Justice Brian Cregan this morning for a committal hearing ordered by the High Court.
  • Burke was released from prison last week "in the interests of justice" to prepare a lawsuit against the Disciplinary Appeals Panel, having said he would go back to the school.
  • Courts have jailed him for contempt over repeated breaches of injunctions, with 564 days served and fines totaling €225,000 to date.
  • He remains on the Department of Education payroll pending appeal, with his salary diverted since March to pay fines and a €15,000 trespass damages award.