Court decides against Enoch Burke's injunction unless he complies with court order

Giving the court's decision, Mr Justice Dignam accepted that Mr Burke had made out a strong case

Enoch Burke (pictured) denies any wrongdoing and has argued that his suspension, and the subsequent court orders, including one which saw him jailed for over 100 days for contempt against him, amount to a manifest breach of his constitutional right to religious freedom. File picture: Collins Courts

A High Court judge has said he won't grant Enoch Burke an injunction halting disciplinary proceedings against him unless the teacher agrees to comply with a previous court order to stay away from a Co. Westmeath school.

Mr Justice Conor Dignam said the teacher had raised strong grounds that would allow the court to make orders preventing Wilson's Hospital School from proceeding with a disciplinary meeting due to take place at a Mullingar Hotel this week.