Orange is the new Burke

His accosting of the principal, his refusal to abide by his suspension, his refusal to abide by court orders, his repeated contempt of court, his repeated disregard for the law… those are the main issues.

Had he engaged reasonably with the principal regarding the child in question to work out a solution which ensured there was no way he would have to compromise on his religious beliefs, there would be no fiasco to speak of. That did not happen. The path he chose instead, is what has led to all of this.

It's not about transgenderism, it's not about religious rights. It's about a man who repeatedly broke the law suffering the consequences of that.

Local Guards don't want to suffer the wrath of Mother Burke every time she sees them.

Personally, I'd stick him in Mountjoy, tell him straight out "you're there as long as you want to be, just say you'll stay away from the school and you walk out that very moment", and leave him in prison. If he wants to spend the next 50 years behind bars, leave him to it, it's his decision. At least with that he'd have escaped mammy.

Spot on. This is precisely what Mr. Justice Cregan said in the closing pages of his judgement:

Sanctions for such contempt

185. It is clear that the imposition of fines on Mr. Burke has failed to stop him from

breaching the orders of the court. He has disobeyed this court order as he has disobeyed all

other court orders. He has not paid a euro of the figures voluntarily. It therefore serves no

useful purpose to continue to impose further fines on him.

186. It is also clear that the appointment of security guards has failed to deter him from

breaching court orders and entering the school premises. He is confronting the school guards

on a daily basis. He is recording his interactions with them and posting them on X. He is

constantly waiting for an opportunity to enter the school if a security guard is not present. He

has driven a number of cars onto the school grounds ignoring the security guards.

187. Mr. Burke has repeatedly been given his liberty by the courts and he has repeatedly

abused that freedom by trespassing on the school premises.

188. There is now, in my view, no longer any option left to enforce the order of the court,

other than to imprison Mr. Burke again for contempt of court for repeated and flagrant

breaches of the court order. I will therefore order his immediate committal to prison. Mr.

Burke will remain in prison until a review date is set by this court. Mr. Burke however has

the keys to his own prison and, if he wishes to purge his contempt, then he can be released.

Fines don't work to end Burke's contempt, so no point in fining him

Security guards don't work to end Burke's trespass (contempt), so no point in putting further onus on the school to block him

He has been given 3 "second chance releases" and it didn't work, so no point in releasing him again and hoping for the best

The only option left is to put the end of his incarceration firmly in his own hands - Sit in jail Enoch, for as long as you like. You're free to leave at anytime, all you have to do is to respect the court's order. Simples.

Better to put him in the central mental hospital rather than mountjoy. A month or two in there might shorten his cough!

If Enoch is The Fugitive, who is the one-armed man ??