High Court dismisses Enoch Burke’s defamation case over newspaper article

The article at the centre of the case cited unnamed sources in support of its statement that Mr Burke had been moved to a new jail cell for his own safety as he was 'annoying other prisoners' and 'repeatedly expressing his outspoken views and beliefs'.

Enoch Burke claimed the publisher 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. File photo: Collins Courts

Enoch Burke has lost his defamation claim against the publisher of the Sunday Independent over an article alleging he was moved jail cell for his safety because he was “annoying” other prisoners.

Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy held that the words in the story, published in October 2022, were incapable of injuring his reputation.