Orange is the new Burke

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Today marks Enoch’s 599th day behind bars for contempt

Jaysus I thought the lad not cutting his hair until United won 5 in a row was impressive.

In fairness, I agree with the judge about the Saturday only sittings of the DAP. It’s been years now, I’m sure that they could manage to get some cover for a day to do it mid week rather than stringing this out even longer.
I actually bristled reading that Indo article. Martina claiming her conduct was calling out injustice when their goal is to undermine the court and garner publicity. The last thing that they are interested in is justice or fair procedure. They want it all their way and don’t care what damage that they have to do to get there.

Martina must have made a pact not to cut her hair till Mayo do five, no, two in a row….

Was there another court case today? And today's outcome is the judge telling mammy Burke and sister Burke about contempt of court.

Would the judge be referring to criminal contempt of court? Would that have to go to the DPP for the DPP to decide on the matter. Who would prepare the file for the DPP? Wasn't there something like that a few months ago but someone somewhere decided no contempt of court proceedings at that time.

To be honest, the hunting of contempt of court a few months ago was a warning to the Burkes I reckon. The situation was so serious and they should have backed off and left the courts alone for their protests but they have consistently turned up and made a mockery of the courts and the legal system.

I am just so so so sick of the whole entire lot of them. This sh1t was dragged out for so many years. They keep rattling the same old broken record.

it’s in Wednesday apparently.
presumably it’s from the court case last week. They are incapable of behaving themselves when things aren’t going exactly as they think they should.

They have no respect for the system and have no right to be annoyed when it once again goes badly for them

yeah apparently so. Can’t imagine they will go to prison but the courts must be running out of patience with their performative appearances

I’m referring to my own original post further up on p660 #1978321-02-2026 11:43PM

However, another quote from the independent above, makes my posts on the legal team and perjury very prescient, and probably is why Rosemary Mallon would/could not issue a denial.

https://archive.is/yKcDd

"Isaac Burke complained to Mr Justice Cregan that the judge did not rule last week on an application made by his brother for the referral of papers to the DPP for alleged perjury.

Enoch Burke had made the perjury allegation against Seán Ó Longáin, who was chairman of the DAP. Mr Ó Longáin has since resigned and a new DAP is to be constituted.

Mr Justice Cregan said he would deal with the issue on Wednesday, which had already been set aside for a costs hearing in the litigation between the school and Mr Burke."

Bear in mind that it would have been Mason Hayes Curran who probably dictated this affidavit, and Mallon who introduced it in court.

And in general the Judge would just ignore where a lay litigant accused the opposing legal team of their habitual shenanigans, except now he can’t cos of Ammi & Martina.

So you guys may laugh, but the Burkes are not fully wrong in this part alone- and it’s a failure of the legal system clique that they had to resort to this - they did not have much choice. It would have been swept under the carpet - because our legal system is fundamentally corrupt and biased against lay litigants.

I’m conflicted - on this perjury part alone - who is worse the Burkes or the legal system? And I say the legal system.

It will be interesting to see what the Judge says of the perjury part on Wednesday. Though nothing will ever come of it because the biased legal team in the DPP, or the Judge who deals with it eventually will quash it - in breach of his oath of office to impartiality.

I'll be interested, and if you're not, why post?, or maybe run along and play.

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So...Legal system cliques, fundamentally corrupt system, bias against lay litigants, Legal system attitide to perjury worse than Burkes, biased DPP team, judge breaching oath of office....

In the interests of honest debate is it not time for you to drop the pretence that you are not on the side of the Burkes?

However, he/them are fully entitled to due process and the fair rule of law, and that must be done.

They are entitled to fúck all.

They waived that right long ago under the clean hands doctrine.

Well past time for Cregan and others to stop the folly and get on with it.

Well you've showed your colours. A fait trial and a fair hanging.

Clean hands applies to when he seeks an injunction where he is already in contempt.

This is the schools case to fire him, and he like YOU and every other citizen is entitled to due process and the fair rule of law.

I hope you can see this.

Well you've showed your colours

At least one of us has.

This is the schools case to fire him

The school have fired him.

He is injuncting his own appeal.

The only person delaying due process is Burke.

But but but he doesn't lie.

He is fully entitled to use the law and any legal methods to impede him being finally fired

Injunctions etc are fully legal, and in this case justified as the panel has resigned.

Due process etc. allows him to fight his case as hard as he likes as long as it is legal.

The real cause of the delay is the schools legal team - it is their case and their responsibity to ensure it proceeds even if he understandably drags his heels. The courts would have been happy to dispatch Enoch quickly, IF the school presented any sort of reasonable case.

And, the perjury issue on their side is obviously why they were stuck, and why the appeal is taken so long - but that is not Enochs fault, and he will exploit it as much as he legally can.

The law is the law whether you like it or not, so can't just support it when jailing him (rightfully).

You don't have to like or support Enoch, or anybody else going to court, be they good or bad, murderers, rapists, or child seeking fair compensation for botched life limiting operation, to fully expect and deserve fair trial and due process.

But he has been legally fired. He is holding up his own appeal against his dismissal.