I find it hard to believe. But Orla O’Donnell, the RTE courts reporter, has reported it so I believe it to be true. She reported yesterday that Enoch Burke wrote to the Court of Appeal asking it to reverse its decision in his appeal case against certain High Court orders. Does he think that the… Continue reading Enoch Burke’s written request to the Court of Appeal is mind boggling
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Why you should read the decision of Ms Justice Máire Whelan in the Enoch Burke Court of Appeal case
I wish people would actually read the decision of Ms Justice Máire Whelan in the Court of Appeal case of Wilson’s Hospital School v Enoch Burke. I think a small number would benefit. I say a “small number” because opinions are so strongly held and entrenched by many people that no amount of reading of… Continue reading Why you should read the decision of Ms Justice Máire Whelan in the Enoch Burke Court of Appeal case
The Enoch Burke Appeal and “an exercise in creating soundbites”
There were unprecedented scenes in the Four Courts complex yesterday in the Court of Appeal. The Enoch Burke Court of Appeal decision was being delivered by the three judge Court of Appeal. As the President of the Court of Appeal was reading out his judgment the Martina Burke and Ammi Burke were moved to stand… Continue reading The Enoch Burke Appeal and “an exercise in creating soundbites”
A remarkable statement in the Enoch Burke Court of Appeal hearing
Enoch Burke made a remarkable and absurd statement yesterday in his Court of Appeal hearing against High Court orders that were made against him in his employment dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School. He said, “The only thing the State is bound to honour by the constitution is religion,” he told the court. The natural conclusion… Continue reading A remarkable statement in the Enoch Burke Court of Appeal hearing