January 15, 2026: Enoch Burke at Wilson's Hospital School in Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, despite a High Court order barring him from the premises.RollingNews.ie
Enoch Burke has defied a court order less than 24 hours after he was released from Mountjoy Prison.
A High Court judge ordered that the teacher should be released from jail to allow preparations for a case launched against an appeals body due to review his dismissal from Wilson’s Hospital School.
The judge ordered that the decision was made on the basis that Burke would not attend the school. It was said that the teacher would be brought back to prison if he defied this order.
Not even 24 hours after his release from Mountjoy, Mr. Burke is back outside the grounds of the Westmeath school, where it has been reported he is trying to gain access.
The Irish Mirror reports that the teacher arrived to the school shortly after 9.15 am on Thursday morning having been dropped to the top of the road.
The publication adds that Gardaí have now arrived at the school.
January 15, 2026: Enoch Burke at Wilson's Hospital School in Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, despite a High Court order barring him from the premises. (RollingNews.ie)
On Wednesday, as he was released from prison, Mr. Burke branded the facade a "travesty" as he confirmed he would be heading to the school the next morning.
Speaking to media outside the jail, he said: "He [the judge] knows well where I will be tomorrow."
BREAKING: Teacher Enoch Burke speaks after his release from Mountjoy Prison
Judge Brian Cregan today ordered Enoch Burke’s release after threatening in December to keep him imprisoned indefinitely.
Today in the High Court Judge Cregan counselled the Disciplinary Appeal Panel… pic.twitter.com/m2YyHXAQVV
— Enoch Burke (@EnochBurke) January 14, 2026
Mr. Burke had been in jail since late November for breaches of a court order directing him not to trespass at Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath, where he worked as a teacher.
Last week, the teacher sought a temporary injunction against a disciplinary appeals body tasked with reviewing his dismissal from the school.
Before the High Court on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Brian Cregan said Mr. Burke’s release was on the basis that he would prepare for his case against the Disciplinary Appeals Panel (DAP) and not attend the school.
Despite the judge’s orders, Mr. Burke indicated a number of times that he would attend the school on his release.
"If I am released from this court today, I will be at my workplace tomorrow," he said, later adding that it was his "duty" to be at his place of work.
*This article was originally published on Extra.ie.