Enoch Burke calls disciplinary appeals process against school dismissal a ‘shambles’ as two members resign from panel

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noch Burke has called the process to appeal against his dismissal from a Co Westmeath school a “shambles” after two members of the panel resigned this week.

Burke had sought a temporary injunction against an appeals body that was reviewing the decision to dismiss him from Wilson’s Hospital School.

Burke, who won a case last year where he objected to the make-up of the appeals panel, said on Wednesday that the resignations were “astounding”.

The High Court was told today that two members of the disciplinary appeals panel (DAP) had resigned.

Padraic Lyons SC representing the three panel members said there had been developments in relation to the case which appeared to him to render Burke’s injunction “moot”.

Burke, who appeared before the court via videolink, said he had been updated about the developments by email on Tuesday but had not had the chance to access it yet because he was in prison.

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