Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
BREAKING: Shocking scenes as Enoch Burke denied justice and forced out of Appeal Hearing by prison officers
Enoch Burke’s mother Martina Burke and brother Dr Isaac Burke were also removed by police.
At the start of the Disciplinary Appeal Panel hearing, which is by law an “informal” hearing, Enoch Burke objected to the presence of a top Employment Barrister as well as a Solicitor from a major Dublin law firm.
Despite Enoch Burke’s repeated objections, the Chair of the Disciplinary Appeals Panel, Claire Callanan said to Mr Burke: “We may be wrong and you may be right but we are going ahead nonetheless.”
Barrister Barra Faughnan BL and Solicitor Fiona Sheil of Mason Hayes & Curran Solicitors were acting for Wilson’s Hospital School at the hearing in Athlone today.
The presence of lawyers at such an appeal is contrary to settled law and Department of Education procedures for dealing with appeals.
Enoch Burke has now spent over 650 days behind bars after refusing to use they/them pronouns for a student.
These are the third Disciplinary Appeal Panel proceedings in relation to Enoch Burke that have ended in shambles.
BREAKING: Shocking scenes as Enoch Burke denied justice and forced out of Appeal Hearing by prison officers
Enoch Burke’s mother Martina Burke and brother Dr Isaac Burke were also removed by police.
At the start of the Disciplinary Appeal Panel hearing, which is by law an “informal” hearing, Enoch Burke objected to the presence of a top Employment Barrister as well as a Solicitor from a major Dublin law firm.
Despite Enoch Burke’s repeated objections, the Chair of the Disciplinary Appeals Panel, Claire Callanan said to Mr Burke: “We may be wrong and you may be right but we are going ahead nonetheless.”
Barrister Barra Faughnan BL and Solicitor Fiona Sheil of Mason Hayes & Curran Solicitors were acting for Wilson’s Hospital School at the hearing in Athlone today.
The presence of lawyers at such an appeal is contrary to settled law and Department of Education procedures for dealing with appeals.
Enoch Burke has now spent over 650 days behind bars after refusing to use they/them pronouns for a student.
These are the third Disciplinary Appeal Panel proceedings in relation to Enoch Burke that have ended in shambles.
![ELDERLY PEOPLE JUST CARTED AWAY TO THE [COVID] WARDS - Nurse reveals inhumane conditions](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a9aucI2KYn0/mqdefault.jpg "ELDERLY PEOPLE JUST CARTED AWAY TO THE [COVID] WARDS - Nurse reveals inhumane conditions
A nurse from Mayo University Hospital has spoken of the inhumane treatment of elderly patients at MUH. All staff at the hospital were gagged by management in March 2020, at the beginning of the first lockdown.
🔴 The nurse from MUH said in an interview in July 2020 that elderly people were just carted away to the [Covid] wards, and we wouldnt even know...what became of that old man or woman.
🔴 The nurse also revealed that If they went to the [Covid] ward they were left all day behind a curtain until somebody – nurse or doctor – had to go in and give them some kind of care.
The same nurse featured prominently on local and national media in recent days, speaking on the Mayo News, Midwest Radio and RTÉ Drivetime. It is alarming that none of these media outlets had any questions for her regarding the gagging of all staff at Mayo University Hospital over a year ago.
Many elderly and vulnerable people, often with underlying conditions and without any close relatives, have died sudden and unexpected deaths in the Covid ward at Mayo University Hospital since March 2020. They were dealt with by staff who were and are under a vow of silence. This is the mother and baby homes of the modern day.
We cannot, and will not, move on to other things while the staff at Mayo University Hospital are gagged. We strongly encourage you to contact your elected representatives and demand that they address this intolerable situation.")
