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the burkes
Last week
11th October 2026 - 17th October 2026
High Court
Enoch Burke ordered to prison for sixth time for 'provocative' trespasses at Westmeath school
The High Court also ordered that a car driving Burke to school every day should be sequestered.
Last month
September 2026
SeriesInternet Diaries
The Burke family are expanding their online output, but I'm left wondering who their audience is
This year
2026
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'Actions have consequences': Three members of Burke family banned from attending court cases in person
Must ReadHigh Court
Judge outlines exactly how much Enoch Burke owes in fines after 205 days trespassing at school
Must ReadHigh Court
Enoch Burke has launched yet another court challenge, this time against the decision to sack him
High Court
Enoch Burke released from prison for the fifth time
The former teacher has been freed because the school year is over.
High Court
Enoch Burke 'roughly' owes the state over a quarter of a million in fines, High Court hears
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Two Burkes kicked out of court during farcical 30-minute stand-off between Enoch and judge
High Court
Enoch Burke clashes with judge again as he is kept in prison for refusing to purge contempt
High Court
Enoch Burke officially sacked by Wilson's Hospital School after appeals panel upholds decision
DISCIPLINARY APPEALS panel
Enoch Burke removed from disciplinary hearing after protest over presence of solicitors
Wilson's Hospital School
Enoch Burke fails in last-ditch legal attempt to halt disciplinary hearing into his sacking
Court of Appeal
Enoch Burke seeks to stop new DAP hearing and overturn injunction keeping him away from school
The Court of Appeal this morning heard arguments about why two High Court judgements against Burke from 2023 should be overturned.
The judgments found that Burke's original suspension was fair, and required him to stay away from the grounds of Wilson's Hospital School.
A new meeting of the disciplinary panel into whether Burke's sacking was fair is due to take place on Friday.
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Ammi and Martina Burke seek to appeal contempt of court ruling that saw them jailed for two weeks
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Martina and Ammi Burke arrested on foot of order that they should be jailed for contempt of court
DC BLACKTIE BASH
No Covid…no Burkes? Taoiseach will be hoping for low-key Ireland Funds dinner for once
There’s been a running joke that the Ireland Funds dinner has been somewhat jinxed.
Enoch Burke
'Don't threaten me': Angry exchanges between judge and Burke after family members ordered to jail
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High Court orders Martina and Ammi Burke to be jailed for two weeks each for contempt of court
A High Court judge said this morning that 'it is long past time for the court to call a halt to this family circus'.
The judge also said he would contact the Law Society over the behaviour of Ammi Burke, a trained solicitor.
Four members of the Burke family could be stopped from attending court in person in future.
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Enoch Burke's mother says judge is 'sacrificing the people of this country' during contempt hearing
High Court
Judge accuses Enoch Burke of trying to 'bulldoze your way through every judge in the country'
DISCIPLINARY APPEALS panel
Enoch Burke vs the DAP: What is his new case about and why did two panel members resign this week?
High Court
Enoch Burke calls disciplinary appeals process a 'shambles' after two members resign from panel
High Court
Judge says Enoch Burke has 'no knowledge of the law' and has 'followed a disastrous legal strategy'
Last year
2025
criminal contempt
Four members of the Burke family avoid criminal charges over 'unruly' behaviour in High Court
Court of Appeal
Court rejects Enoch Burke's last-ditch attempt to stop tomorrow's hearing into his sacking
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Judge says Burke 'has something to hide' by refusing to provide court with statements of income
The Morning Lead
'This is not normal behaviour': Why three more Burkes could be facing jail for contempt of court
A High Court judgment from this week has widened the case between Enoch Burke and Wilson’s Hospital School.
Castlebar
Gardaí can't find Enoch Burke after calling to his house to imprison him for contempt of court
Courts
Dept paying half the cost of security guard hired to keep Enoch Burke away from school
Members of the Burke family repeatedly interrupted court proceedings today.
The Morning Lead
Pastors, protests and claims of persecution: The Burke family's ties with conservative America
The family’s cause has been taken up by religious groups in the US.
Enoch Burke has no shortage of supporters in the US, where his case has been supported by prominent members of the Christian right.
The activities of the Burke family adopt tactics used by other Christian groups in a wider culture war crusade.
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seán burke
Enoch Burke's father jailed for two months for assaulting garda after refusing suspended sentence
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