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Reports the amended High Court order banning Burke from within 100 metres of the school and an updated fines total of €238,268.18, up from the €208,000 in case 597.

High Court ruling on the total of contempt fines owed by Enoch Burke for trespassing at Wilson's Hospital School since January 2023, with the judge citing a 'senseless and misguided campaign'.

Reports Judge Cregan's judgment calculating Burke's outstanding fines at €208,268, noting he has spent over 700 days in prison, paid €64,931 in fines, and is facing a Teaching Council disciplinary hearing.

Judgment on the total fines owed for repeatedly breaching the injunction; sets the headline amount at €273,000, deducts €64,931.82 already paid, and awards costs against Burke.

Reports the High Court hearing in which the school confirmed Mr Burke's dismissal for gross misconduct and the judge kept him in prison for contempt; the case was adjourned to 3 June.

Reports on Burke's refusal to purge his contempt at a High Court hearing before Judge Brian Cregan, his arguments that the pronoun instruction had no legal standing, and the judge's adjournment of the matter for four weeks.

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Reports the High Court hearing at which Burke again declined to purge his contempt, appearing by video link, and the judge's comments on his release.

High Court rules transfer lawful under Prisons Act 2007; judge criticises Burke's characterisation of his imprisonment as arising from religious beliefs; Burke ordered to pay legal costs of Mountjoy and Castlerea governors; Burke muted on videolink for speaking over the judge.

Reports Burke's High Court application on 10 March 2026 challenging his transfer to Castlerea Prison, the judge's directions, and the next hearing date. It also gives background on the 2022 dispute with Wilson's Hospital School and the contempt penalties.

Reports that Burke was moved to Castlerea Prison, the family's objection, and his brother's High Court application before Judge Brian Cregan. Adds the 19 January High Court committal order and the Irish Prison Service's response.

Reports a High Court hearing by video-link where Burke challenged his transfer to Castlerea Prison as being in breach of a committal order, and that the case returns to court on Thursday.

Court referred the €31,549.14 legal costs calculation to a legal cost adjudicator; Mason Hayes & Curran had applied a voluntary 15% reduction and not charged for trainee hours.

Burke was removed from the High Court and ordered back to Mountjoy Prison during a hearing about the DAP process and whether the board of management could join as a notice party; his mother and sister were also escorted out; proceedings to resume via videolink.

Describes Burke's removal from the High Court on 20 February 2026 after refusing to sit down, with his mother and sister also escorted out; proceedings to resume via videolink the same afternoon.

Judge's written judgment explaining the reasoning for Burke's committal to prison for contempt of court, including his criticism of Burke's legal strategy and the costs order.

Only the headline is available; the body text is a site template with no article content. The headline reports a fifth jailing of Enoch Burke. No existing case in the list matches a jailing in January 2026.

Judge comprehensively rejected Burke's claims of errors in the earlier judgment; family members physically removed from court for disruptive behaviour; case adjourned to the following Wednesday.

Reports the High Court written judgment rejecting Burke's claim of errors in the earlier contempt judgment, the physical removal of his family from the courtroom, and the judge's clarification that Burke is in prison solely for trespass, not for his views on transgenderism or religious beliefs.

Reports the judge's December 2025 ruling refusing Burke's application to amend his judgment, including the judge's comments on his income, lies and political campaign. The article is not about a new trespass incident.

Second judgment on outstanding matters after Burke was jailed for contempt by returning to the school; covers the damages-related salary order, possible car sequestration, and the judge's remarks on the reasons for his imprisonment. Not the same judgment as the existing 9 December case on alleged errors.

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Podcast discussion of Burke's contempt proceedings. Adds the fourth jailing earlier that week, the 500-plus days served, and that the judge asked the Attorney General to consider the Burke family's conduct in relation to criminal contempt.

Reports a High Court ruling redirecting Burke's salary to the school to pay €15,000 in trespass damages, and that he was in prison after an arrest earlier that week.

Reports that Burke was arrested at the school on Tuesday and returned to Mountjoy, that the judge made a video-link order for a Friday judgment, and that the judge intends to invoke criminal contempt and asked the Attorney General to bring proceedings against Burke and family members.

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Only the headline is available. It reports that Burke is AWOL two days after a judge ordered his immediate arrest. The article body and the date of the order are missing.

Reports the High Court's order jailing Enoch Burke again for contempt, the judge's reasoning, his unpaid fines, and the proposed contempt proceedings against three family members.

Report of the High Court judgment of Tuesday 18 November 2025 by Mr Justice Brian Cregan ordering Burke's committal to prison for contempt, and of the judge's intention to pursue criminal contempt against Burke and family members.

Only the headline is usable. The article body is empty and the page contains template code. The headline links gardaí's discomfort to the arrest of Enoch Burke, which appears to relate to his contempt of court case. No article date or location is given, so no existing case was matched.

Reports the 4 September 2025 High Court ruling: fines set at €225,000, daily fines raised to €2,000, a judge's comments on using a security firm, and adjournment to mid-October. Also reports that family members were removed from court during the ruling.

Adds the outcome of the school's application: fines fixed at €225,000, daily fine raised to €2,000, no fresh jail term, and the matter adjourned to next month.

Reports that Burke defied the court order again by posing for selfies with students at the school and is now facing prison.

Reports on a High Court hearing where the school sought Burke's committal to prison for breaching court orders; Judge Cahill granted short service for a motion to be heard the following Thursday. A receiver's account has reached €70,000 of the €79,100 owed.

Reports the 29 August 2025 High Court hearing in detail: Burke posing for selfies with pupils, the €70,000 Courts Service account, the High Court's ruling that his 2022 suspension was correct, his transgender rights opposition, and Judge Cahill granting short service for a motion to come before court the following Thursday.

Reports the High Court costs hearing on 8 April 2025 over unpaid contempt fines, that €40,000 had been taken from his bank account, that a receiver was appointed to collect his salary, and the judge's remarks about his conduct.

Adds that Bank of Ireland was ordered to pay €40,000 within seven days, that a receiver over his salary may seize other assets, that a discovery order was granted over the account, and that the case returns to court in a fortnight.

Reports on a High Court hearing where the judge made permanent an order for fines to be taken from Burke's bank account, with the Attorney General's counsel indicating the receiver's remit may be extended to his other assets. The case was adjourned for two weeks.

Reports the High Court hearing on 25 March 2025 at which the conditional garnishee order was made absolute and the bank was ordered to pay €40,000 within seven days. Adds the discovery order against Bank of Ireland, that Burke has appealed his dismissal, and that the case returns to court in a fortnight.

Reports the High Court granting liberty for the Attorney General to bring a garnishee order to draw fines from Burke's salary, directing him to present evidence of his assets and income, and reiterating the judge's intention to double the daily fine rate from €700 to €1,400.

High Court judge granted liberty for the Attorney General to bring a garnishee order application to enforce nearly €80,000 in fines from Burke's salary; judge also directed Burke to present evidence on his assets and income and reiterated intention to increase the daily fine from €700 to €1,400.

Reports on a High Court hearing where the judge is considering enforcement options for contempt fines, including sequestration of assets and a garnishee order against Burke's salary, with Burke given 14 days to make submissions before a ruling.

Reports on a High Court hearing before Mr Justice David Nolan in which the Attorney General's position on sequestering Burke's assets was discussed, along with the ongoing situation of Burke attending the school in breach of a court order and the judge's indication he was minded to double the daily fine to €1,400.

Adds that the Attorney General may bring a sequestration application in the public interest, that a garnishee order against Mr Burke's salary was also discussed, and that the judge gave Mr Burke 14 days to make submissions. Mr Burke has continued to attend the school in breach of a court order.

Adds the judge's estimate of about €190,000 owed, the two-week deadline for submissions, the enforcement options discussed (sequestration and garnishee orders), and the Attorney General's possible role in enforcement proceedings.

A general explainer on the whole Enoch Burke case rather than a single new event. It adds the fine history, the enforcement options under discussion, the cost of his imprisonment, and comments from a solicitor.

Burke defied the court order again on 6 January 2025; the school may seek his reimprisonment; the daily fine was doubled from €700 to €1,400 when he was released in December; the case is listed for mention in the High Court this month; Burke remains on full pay pending an appeal on his dismissal.

Reports the High Court review of Enoch Burke's continued jailing for contempt, his release from prison, the doubling of the daily fine to €700, and the direction for the Department of Finance and Attorney General to explain collection of approximately €193,000 in fines.

Reports the High Court order for Burke's release on 20 December 2024, the €1,400 daily fine warning, the judge's remarks on the €193,000 owed in fines and the €84,000 annual cost of his imprisonment, and a hearing next month on using his salary to pay the fines.

Only the headline is present; the summary and body are empty and the text is page template code. The headline reports a third jailing for breaking a court order, which fits the existing case 2678 (in prison since 2 September, contempt over the school exclusion order).

Burke was jailed for a third time on 2 September 2024 after attending the school on multiple occasions since 22 August. Mr Justice Michael Quinn ordered his committal to Mountjoy and adjourned the case for review to 11 October.

Only the headline is available; the article text is empty website template markup. The headline reports a High Court appearance order in the Enoch Burke contempt matter, dated 30 August 2024.

Reports that on Friday 30 August 2024 the High Court ordered Burke brought before it to answer alleged contempt for attending the school since 22 August. Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell said Burke has a case to answer, but made no other orders and no date was set. Burke's mother and sister were removed from the courtroom after interrupting the judge.

Adds that the High Court ordered Burke brought before it to answer contempt claims, that the judge said the step was taken with great reluctance, and that Burke attended the school on the morning of the hearing.

Headline only; the article text is missing. It reports that the school is seeking a court order that could see Enoch Burke jailed again.

Reports that the school sought attachment and committal orders at a vacation sitting, that Burke allegedly entered a staff meeting, that Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell granted short notice of the proceedings, and that the matter returns to court on Friday.

Adds that the school applied for attachment and committal orders, that the judge allowed short notice to be served, that the matter returns to court on Friday, and that the school is concerned about an alleged entry into a staff meeting. Also gives background on earlier jailings.

The article contains only a headline and website template code, with no body text. It reports that Burke returned to the school despite a High Court order, which fits the existing case about attending from 22 August 2024.

Reports that Burke's proxy appeal against the stay-away court order failed. The article body is template code, so the only usable content is the headline.

Reports Burke's release from Mountjoy Prison on a High Court order by Justice Mark Sanfey in June 2024, after about nine months in prison for contempt, and that he has been incarcerated for over 400 days in total.

Reports that Justice Mark Sanfey ordered Burke's release on 28 June 2024, that Burke has spent over 400 days in prison overall, and that the judge reserved his decision on whether the court can set aside Justice Owens's order.

Reports on the 27 February 2024 High Court hearing where Judge Sanfey reviewed Burke's second imprisonment (172 days since 8 September 2023, after 108 days in 2022), noted that the €23,800 fine ordered in March 2023 had never been paid, and adjourned to 22 March for the school to detail alternatives to imprisonment.

Reports that four of Burke's family members were banned from the courtroom and that a judge was branded a 'liar' during the contempt proceedings. Article body is largely boilerplate template code with minimal substantive content.

Judge rejected Burke's email claim of being mocked and ridiculed.

Reports the opening of the Enoch Burke contempt trial at the High Court on 28 March 2023, noting the proceedings were at times heated.

Reports that Burke was not allowed to return to court following an hour-long row with a judge.

Reports the 28 March 2023 High Court hearing where Mr Justice Owens found Burke in contempt of the face of the court for constant interruption and excluded him from the courtroom; Burke's claims of document tampering were dismissed; the school commenced its case after Burke's family walked out.

Confirms the full disciplinary hearing will commence 28 March 2023 before Mr Justice Alexander Owens, expected to take four days; Burke's daily fine now exceeds €30,000; Burke and family were removed from the Court of Appeal earlier in the month; Burke attended the call over via video link.