Enoch Burke released from Mountjoy Prison

The controversial schoolteacher Enoch Burke has been released after more than 300 days in prison for contempt of court.

The judge said he was releasing Mr Burke despite his not having purged his contempt as he did not want to leave him in prison when there was no reason to. At the end of the hearing on Friday, Mr Justice Sanfey was told that the students at the school were currently on holiday and would not be returning until the end of August.

The judge has reserved his judgment in relation to the application being made by Mr Burke, who was accompanied in court by his parents and other members of his family.

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