Teacher Enoch Burke jailed after being found guilty of contempt of court

Mr Burke will remain in Mountjoy Prison until he purges his contempt or until further order of the High Court

Enoch Burke being brought into the Four Courts by gardaí, accompanied by his father, Sean Burke. Picture: Collins Courts

A teacher has been jailed over his refusal to comply with a temporary injunction preventing him from attending or teaching at the secondary school where he is employed.

Mr Justice Michael Quinn ordered that Enoch Burke be committed to Mountjoy Prison until he agrees to obey an order not to attend at or attempt to teach any classes at Wilson's Hospital School in Co Westmeath, which suspended him from his position as a teacher of history and German.