Jailed teacher Enoch Burke claims newspaper's portrayal of him was a 'malicious hit job'

Senior counsel for the defendants submitted there is an 'elephant in the room' in that Mr Burke comes from Mountjoy Prison to vindicate his good name

Speaking at the close of his defamation action on Friday, Mr Burke told the High Court the newspaper made a “grave and serious libel” and defamed him in an October 2022 article about his movement within prison. File picture

Jailed teacher Enoch Burke has said the Sunday Independent conducted a “malicious hit job” by portraying him as someone who repeatedly expresses his religious beliefs to the point that people cannot bear it and might resort to physical violence.

Speaking at the close of his defamation action on Friday, Mr Burke told the High Court the newspaper made a “grave and serious libel” and defamed him in an October 2022 article about his movement within prison.