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.