The Burke family were back in court on November 4, but were removed by Gardaí at different intervals for ignoring a warning by the judge to stop interrupting the proceedings.

Enoch, Isaac, Ammi and their mother Martina were in court in relation to the future progress of a contempt of court application issued against Enoch by Wilson’s Hospital School in Westmeath.

The application results from continuous breaches of orders to not trespass at the school, with Enoch already having spent more than 500 days in prison. Mr Justice Brian Cregan was today issuing directions for the future progress of the case.

However, the Burkes refused to stop interrupting the proceedings, and one by one, were removed by Gardaí after a number of warnings.

First to be removed was the family matriarch, Martina, then Isaac, Ammi, and lastly, Enoch himself.

Enoch persistently demanded that the judge answer the question that the teacher belived was the ‘kernel’ of the case – that he was allegedly obliged,by the school to use they/them pronouns for a young student.

That case saw the permanent injunction against trespass and Burke’s suspension from the school was deemed as lawful, with Burke today questioning if the judge had considered the Court of Appeal’s finding when assessing the case.

Mr Justice Cregan had shared that he would address that in a judgement after considering all the issues in the case at hand.

He also repeatedly explained that he had not made up his mind on many of the complicated issues before the court.

Some of the other items for consideration included applications for the sequestration of two cars driven by the Burkes into the school as well as taking down any videos they recorded on the premises and shared to social media.

He was also seeking a new application from the school for attachment and committal to answer why Enoch Burke should not be jailed again for contempt.

He added that he will also consider an application for a garnished order to pay a €15,000 debt due from Burke to the school, and he would consider reducing the daily fine on the suspended teacher, which has risen to €225,000.

Mr Justice Cregan will also consider a criminal contempt application against Enoch due to his persistent conduct in court, as well as one against his brother Isaac over repeated interruptions and removals by Gardaí at a number of hearings.

When the judge announced he would be moving onto the next case, Enoch remained in court, still demanding he answer the ‘kernel’ question, and was still there when the judge returned.

He added that he had attended court that day with the expectation that a judgement would be made and he made it clear that he wanted it ‘this very hour’.