Enoch Burke turns up to school again despite sacking - read OP before posting

from reading that article anyway it turns out he’s not quite as welcome by the students as he claims to be.

I assume you expect/ed replies to your comment on a student's comment. I think it's ok to assume the "student" was capable of reading/using the internet and inquiring of other students and staff at the school about the strange man long before the "comment" was made.

Hatchet job me hole.

Children are being threatened and intimidated by Burke and his mob of far right religious nutjobs. What's ridiculous is that the government have allowed this circus to go on as long as it has. Now is the time to end this all, the harshest possible measures must be taken.

This podcast and the comment section are scary

When he handed over to EB (lets listen to the man himself) he shortened the need to watch and listen to it.

He's not worked at the school for over 2 years. Which means a third of the schools student population were not in the school when he taught there. I'm also willing to bet most first and second year students do not regularly read the Indo.

So yes, for many students he is just that "strange guy who sometimes hangs around the school".

Whatever tenuous justification he may have for entering the grounds and being inside the school gates, his supporters have no such justification and the gardai should be called on them if they enter the grounds again.

unless I missed something? Are these teenage children being approached, threatened, harassed as they come and go to school?

Yes, yes they are.

https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2024/12/19/burke-supporters-protest-grave-injustice-outside-wilsons/

When you said "Am I missing something", I assume you are referring to the fact you are not following the story, and so are missing large parts of the story.

If you or I “went inside” any school gate, I’d like to think we’d have serious questions to answer to a guard - and very quickly too.

It’s time this “illusion” of a peaceful and lawful protest was well and truly busted - arrest them and lock em up for trespass, causing a nuisance or an obstruction or some other law of convenience guards use in such circumstances - you don’t need the high court to do that.

I appreciate that protesting outside the school restricts Garda’s options - but surely once inside the school gates, all bets are off- a judge could get this group of loons to promise to stay away from the school or else contempt of court - let them sleep on a floor in the “joy” for a few nights and see just how strong their “beliefs” are - they certainly won’t spend long there that’s for sure

“Hold on, this is a secondary school, yeh? 13-18 year olds. I’m no supporter of Burke here, but this sensational angle about terrified children’.. give over..”

Those damned pesky kids and their feelings- how dare they!

If you or I “went inside” any school gate, I’d like to think we’d have serious questions to answer to a guard - and very quickly too.

Depends which school gate.

If you did it in the renowned Catholic Hurling school I went to you would be píssing blood for a month.

Protestant school in West Meath is alright though it seems.

I assume he’s back with his satchel and mammy sangwiches lunch box this morning?

I'm a 6'4 male in my 40s. If I had that circus going on every few days outside my office I would consider it harassment. In the case of some of the individuals, I might find it intimidating too. The article I linked to reported 30 protesters. It didn't mention press or onlookers.

Mod Edit: Warned for breaching mod instruction in OP

Who exactly are the protesters targetting? A group of people with posters outside a premises generally suggests some sort of strike action, protesting to people passing them that they should not be doing so.

Are they expecting that the students will suddenly get interested in their signs and opinions and somehow force the school to back down? Its largely out of the school's hands at this stage, they would be better having their protest outside the court.