Jailed schoolteacher Enoch Burke is seeking permission from the Court of Appeal to challenge a High Court judgment handed down almost three years ago banning him from Wilson’s Hospital School. The school suspended, and later dismissed, Mr Burke over his conduct towards the then-principal Niamh McShane at a school religious event in June 2022. Mr Burke, an evangelical Christian, has maintained that this request went against his religious beliefs. Mr Burke has repeatedly breached the court order to stay away from the school and is currently incarcerated at Mountjoy Prison over this contempt of court. Counsel for the school opposed this application, stating that Mr Burke was effectively seeking an injunction against the Dap process.

Source: Irish Examiner February 28, 2026 10:34 UTC