A High Court hearing relating to Enoch Burke’s challenge to the membership of a disciplinary panel convened to hear his appeal over his dismissal from Wilson’s Hospital School was briefly suspended on Friday. Burke has spent almost 600 days in separate spells in jail over his failure to abide by court orders directing he stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School. At the outset of Friday's hearing, the judge warned Burke and members of his family against disrupting proceedings, or making submissions beyond what the court deemed acceptable. Friday's proceedingsAt Friday’s hearing, Burke objected to the board of Wilson’s Hospital School being joined as notice parties to his action. Rosemary Mallon, barrister for Wilson’s Hospital School, told the court she would not address the “personalised attacks” against her and her solicitors.

Source: Irish Examiner February 20, 2026 19:04 UTC