Gardaí were last night looking for teacher Enoch Burke after failing to find him at the family home.
A female family member filmed three gardaí arriving at the house in Co Mayo to arrest him yesterday. She immediately remonstrated with them and maintained that Mr. Burke was not allowed his constitutional rights.
The lead garda, holding the court order in his hand, replied: "We just want to know: is he here or not."
When the woman continued to loudly confront the gardaí about transgender ideology, the lead garda replied: "Is he here or not?"
The officers then walked back to a Garda van and the woman followed them, continuing to protest their presence. The video was posted on Mr. Burke’s Twitter page yesterday.
BREAKING: Gardaí arrived this evening at the Burke home to arrest teacher Enoch Burke.
This is a dark and shameful day, brought on by corrupt judges who have refused to uphold the Constitution and are denying the citizens of Ireland their God-given rights. pic.twitter.com/pR4Bf2nD7A
— Enoch Burke (@EnochBurke) November 19, 2025
He remains wanted after a judge ruled on Tuesday that he be jailed immediately for repeatedly breaching a court order. Security sources told Extra.ie that Mr. Burke has not been seen or heard from since Tuesday morning.
Mr. Burke has previously been sent to prison for contempt of court over the legal dispute with the board of management of the school, stemming from incidents over a request in 2022 from the school’s then-principal to address a student by a new name and pronoun.
However, in his judgment on Tuesday, Judge Brian Cregan said fines and security measures have not deterred Mr. Burke from trespassing at Wilson’s Hospital School, where he used to teach.
He ordered that the teacher be arrested immediately and committed to prison until his contempt is purged.
There was no sign of Mr. Burke at Wilson’s Hospital School in Co. Westmeath yesterday. It’s understood he was there on Tuesday when he received a phone call at around 10 am, around 90 minutes prior to Judge Cregan’s judgment.
He got into a vehicle and did not appear at the court to hear the judge’s orders.
Gardaí will continue to attempt to serve the court’s order, with a security source stating: "It’s now a case of finding Enoch. He received a phone call on the morning of the judgment. Several media outlets were present when he received this call as well as members of private security. He then left immediately and hasn’t been seen since."
*This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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