Enoch Burke officially sacked after appeals panel upholds school’s decision

Enoch Burke said he did not accept opinion of the disciplinary appeals panel and asserted that he was still an employee of the school

Enoch Burke, who appeared at Thursday’s hearing via videolink, said he did not accept the panel's opinion, and asserted that he was still an employee of the school. File picture: PA

Enoch Burke’s dismissal from Wilson’s Hospital School has been confirmed by the school’s board of management after a disciplinary appeals panel said a challenge by the jailed teacher had failed, the High Court has heard.

Lawyers for the Co Westmeath school told Mr Justuce Brian Cregan on Thursday that the panel, convened to hear Mr Burke’s appeal to his dismissal, this week said the teacher's grounds for review of his dismissal were “not made out”.