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Enoch Burke’s arguments ‘untenable, incoherent, and illogical’, High Court hears

A decision dismissing Burke from his teaching position with Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath was made in January

Enoch Burke , spoke at length about his views on transgender people and what he alleged was a promotion of “radical gender ideology”. Picture: Collins

Sacked schoolteacher Enoch Burke has made untenable, incoherent, and illogical arguments in his attempt to prevent the holding of a disciplinary appeal hearing, the High Court has heard.

Lawyers for the three members of the disciplinary panel said Burke’s reasoning “strains credulity” and it “simply doesn’t hold together”.

They also said that Burke was, once again, seeking to obtain a High Court order while being in violation of other court orders which showed how little ...