Jailed teacher Enoch Burke gets April date for defamation hearing

As the hearing ended, Mr Burke's sister Ammi began telling the judge she was very concerned about comment made by the judge

Enoch Burke told the court on Friday a Sunday Independent article contained an 'egregious libel'. File picture

Jailed teacher Enoch Burke's High Court defamation action over a newspaper report when he was in prison for contempt for the first time in 2022 is to be heard at the end of April and early May.

Mr Burke is approaching his 300th day in prison for twice defying court orders not to attend the Wilson's Hospital School in Westmeath which sacked him over what he says was standing up for his religious beliefs.