Enoch Burke speaks as though he has 'no free will', says judge

'At each stage, instead of learning from his defeats, he has doubled down, leading to heavier defeats.'
The judge was giving his written judgment on Tuesday about his decision on Monday to order Mr Burke be committed back to Mountjoy Prison for contempt of court for continuing to trespass on the school. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.

The judge was giving his written judgment on Tuesday about his decision on Monday to order Mr Burke be committed back to Mountjoy Prison for contempt of court for continuing to trespass on the school. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.

Teacher Enoch Burke speaks as though "he has no free will" and that it was somehow pre-determined that he would return to Wilson's Hospital School after he was released from prison last week, Mr Justice Brian Cregan said on Tuesday.

The judge was giving his written judgment on Tuesday about his decision on Monday to order Mr Burke be committed back to Mountjoy Prison for contempt of court for continuing to trespass on the school.

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