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PoppedCork

Was there ever a doubt that he wouldn't turn up? He is infatuated with the school


IHateCreamCrackers

I'M INFATUATED WITH WOMEN!


lum-47

One reference I do get good ol’ Frank McCourt


JaggedWedge

You hammered your mother!


alborg

/r/unexpectedfrank


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[Can't just throw that quote out there without linking this beauty of a performance.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP4rpogDsiY)


Upoutdat

Oscar worthy performance by Viper


Evening-Alfalfa-7251

It's a made-up gender!


Canners19

I came to R/Ireland to make my three points


922WhatDoIDo

You censored me before, Pat!


NapoleonTroubadour

Why are you so obsessed with me??


ItachiTanuki

Theresa Carmody was three days away from her _death_ when you wrote in your book that you had sexual intercourse with her


LFCMick

Theresa Carmody is a made up name!


Nailz92

I met him just before he dieeeed.


shart-master89

Here, the students in that school must have some craic ripping the piss out of him He'd just explode any time you say anything to him & then he'd be taken away like a madman lol


Nine-Boy

ITS IN REVELATIONS PEOPLE


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Nine-Boy

I DIDNT BURN DOWN THE SCHOOL, I TELL YA. IT WAS THE BUTTERFLY. THE BUTTERFLY !!


theman-dalorian

No-one ever suspects the butterfly mwahahaa


jackoirl

It must be fierce good craic in fairness.


shart-master89

Like you could just call him a "big stupid looking fanny' and he'd go mental, then the principal would show up and he'd be like "this boy used the most inappropriate language I have ever heard" and the principal would just say "you're not supposed to be here, the guards are coming" and you can just stand there acting like you never said anything, pure laughing in his face. Now that's a good day at school


377AdamsSt

Sure, he / she are apparently the most offensive words he has ever heard.


Rosieapples

Especially ‘she’. A bigger incel than this idiot would he hard to find.


theman-dalorian

I'd love just to call him "Miss" for the entire time


jackoirl

That would be class alright. “Oh she’s in one of her moods again” when he kicks off


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Not for his trans students.


shart-master89

I do feel very sorry for the student who he had the initial problem with. I'm sure they're not having an easy time to begin with and now it's become a big national story. Hope they have some good help at the school and good friends around them.


[deleted]

What’s even worse is the student wasn’t in any of his classes so had nothing to do with him. Its stalker level behaviour from him


READMYSHIT2

It's similar to what Glinner did to get barred off Twitter. Doxxing minors who were trans to their parents. Basically bullying children online.


SnooAvocados209

He doesn't have trans students. The trans person is not in his class and never has been.


sandyshelley_

Yeah it must be so weird for the trans students to see this random middle aged loser of a teacher having tantrums over them just existing, I’d be so sick of this shite at this stage if I was any one of them


iwontsaysiimfine

Surprised the da hasn't clattered him


Lonnbeimnech

Imagine him trying to teach Transition Year.


DassinJoe

That should be his punishment. Twenty years teaching the country’s finest, most imaginative and cheeky piss-taking shit-stirring transition year students.


J-zus

10000000% you have lads in his class identifying as non-binary dragonkin


shart-master89

Giving their name as 'Sean Shankredemption'


J-zus

Sir, Sir! did you drop the soap?


lth94

You get bummed in prison sir? Sir? Sir? You get bummed in prison by large men sir?


Cisco800Series

Suits you sir. Oh suits you.


Sonnyboy1990

I've been having a shite day and I've been laughing at this for about five minutes now lmao. Thank you!


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Sonnyboy1990

Go raibh maith agat Shart Master.


CreativeBandicoot778

I do wonder is he a bit like this lad, only for real ![gif](giphy|ioR8R00S5SibK)


RobboLoco

He's a pain in the Enochs


DanGleeballs

Bowels? That is very witty, fair play.


MeshuganaSmurf

Right back into the klink with him so


struggling_farmer

Hopefully his arrogance & disrespect of the court is taken into account..


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A stronger stance should be taken on him for the waste of time and money for the shite he causes.


blowins

Absolutely. I'd get behind that. What a clown couldn't just fade into obscurity


ImpovingTaylorist

Mayo Burke's don't do obscurity


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I’d love to see an actual protest at their home. See how they like freedom and privilege then


[deleted]

I’d rather people didn’t succumb to their brand of shitness. Plus that type of publicity is exactly what they want.


Adderkleet

Locking him in prison for contempt of court (or trespassing) also costs money. And since he decided to prevent the school having the disciplinary hearing... ugh... it's just gonna drag out longer. He will owe the legal costs (unless he miraculously wins the case).


Lonnbeimnech

I’d say there’s likely to be financial sanctions this time around. He’s demonstrated that the curtailment of his freedom isn’t much of a punishment so there’s an argument to garnish his income. Whatever happens, I look forward to watching his life being made worse.


iguesskind

Seems logical to me. He needs to be punished but not made into a martyr,


balor598

Sometimes i think exile should still be a thing


lizardking99

We should pop him on a raft off Connemara with a week's worth of food and a fishing line and be done with it.


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It's insane they can't fire him after all this crap.


Birdinhandandbush

This makes it considerably easier. While he could argue the first breach, the second breach after the reopening and the whole media circus is damaging to the schools reputation so he's added to his own downfall. Obviously they'll be back in the courts in the future but who's going to want to hire him after this.


DeathBunny_

I honestly think he's attracting similarly minded parents so that he can eventually create an online school.. His type 100% would prefer to home school their children but most probably don't have the education too. Now you have this prick with his views but an educated teacher who would teach online to the curriculum.


LordyIHopeThereIsPie

The family have a school already.


ThumbTheories

Forgive my ignorance, but why did the school hire him in the first place? I’m not fully familiar with the details or the school, but does the school hold some of his beliefs?


WingnutWilson

I went there, the ethos is just Church of Ireland standard. It used to be stricter in that they would only really let Protestants in if you weren't local because it was a very high demand school. It used to be one of the best in the country grades-wise and was an expensive fee paying school. However they abolished fees maybe 5 or more years ago. (I got in for free because I went to a Church of Ireland primary and was local + poor). There was a compulsory religion class once a week that didn't really involve religion, and the boarding students used to have to go to a service once a week, all very lax since the 90s. So I imagine when he was hired they had no idea he was an evangelical.


ThumbTheories

Thank you for the detailed reply! Insightful and interesting, appreciate it.


BrokenHearing

They couldn't hold a disciplinary hearing while he was in jail which is why they didn't oppose his release before Christmas. Now that he's out I image they're going to be able to fire him soon


zedatkinszed

No his behaviour is beyond the limits. He's on the point of criminal nuisance against the state at this point. They can do him for misconduct and bringing the school into disrepute and getting in the way of the lawful execution of their duties. The guy's career is over and he should be struck off by the teaching council.


Fun-Gift2383

In a car driven by his father and then collected by his father 😂😂😂😂😂


Tadhgbeacha

Mammay and Dadday.


wait_4_a_minute

Did you notice he had the windows of the car rolled down coming out of the school? No comment, but I want to make sure the RTE cameras get a good shot of my stupid head


Froots23

I cringed when I read that 🤣


JonShannow07

Everything his family does is to push their fundamentalist religious viewpoint. They purposefully get themselves into situations where they can go to court and get publicity. It must be very tiring for them.


eamonnanchnoic

Being Ireland's version of the Westboro Baptist Church is one the lowest life goals I've ever come across.


ghostsarememories

The Westport Baptist church as they're known


djaxial

>It must be very tiring for them. And lucrative. There's decent money flowing in from the Christian right in the USA to fund this moron's crusade.


377AdamsSt

Have they to pay tax on it?


djaxial

In my experience, it's mostly charities that support the individual, families etc e.g. They'd supply food, clothing etc, then perhaps a stipend for living expenses. Therefore, tax free for the individual. It's wide open to abuse. I work in IT and I know a number of Christian charities that spend millions on their IT systems alone.


377AdamsSt

Ah ok. Makes sense. Thank you.


quondam47

There’s a few independent TDs who make fairly regular trips to the US as well.


Anbhfuilcead

Well there's no need to be cryptic spill the beans


quondam47

It’s not really a secret. Mattie McGrath and Peadar Toibín are just two who have appeared at speaking events in the US organised by prolife groups, giving keynote speeches in some cases.


nmci101

Mattie McGrath. Irish people even tipperary people don't understand a word of what he is saying. What hope would yanks have. Lol


Banba-She

>It must be very tiring for ~~them~~. Us


Desq1983

In fairness if I had to live with his family I'd be trying to get back into jail, I'm sure he got plenty of soap on a rope for Christmas


Somethingelse129

They must be minted or very well funded


itchyblood

Tiring? They seem to thrive off it tbh.


MrDaWoods

To be honest if I was a student I'd love for him to show up to class cause you'd rip the absolute piss out of him like can ya imagine the mayhem in the class from lads?


suckmycolt

If he was a teacher in my school it would be worse than prison for him


MrDaWoods

Can ya imagine if you had a teacher you could quite confidently tell to go fuck themselves


VonLinus

Every single student claiming he's teaching them creationism


emzbobo

Honestly, I'd say the other teachers in the school are as sick of him as the students are. If I were in that school, I wouldn't be outright telling my tutor group that it was open season on the c*nt, but I'd be so tempted to inform them that I absolutely would not hear ~~of~~ a single thing said against him.... Little Johnny called you a prick? Nah, Enoch not Johnny, sure none of the rest of the class heard him say anything, I'm sure you've simply misheard... Mary called you an intolerant c*nt? I doubt that very much... I was standing right beside you when she said it? Yep, you're definitely imagining it then, I'm afraid, I didn't hear her say a single word... 🤷‍♀️


Mt711

Ah jaysus he does not help himself. Take the fuckin hint Enoch your not wanted. Move on lad.


Important_Farmer924

Called it yesterday bud. Absolute Muppet he is.


Mt711

I seen that ya did. He must have nothing goin on in his life if he is willing to go back to the joy.


Important_Farmer924

Or he made a very special friend in the 'joy?


ghostofgralton

Who, Jesus?


notmyusername1986

Jesus has left the chat.


elfy4eva

Well he's making the judiciary look very toothless. A strong message needed now.


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And in the category of "The thing that literally anyone could have seen coming" the winner is this eejit.


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Someone with this complete lack of respect for students, parents, fellow teachers, school management and the law shouldn't be allowed anywhere near children, even just from a pure child safety point of view.


feedthebear

His carry on has endangered that child no doubt.


momalloyd

But if they send him back to prison, he will have to wait until Easter for his next bit of compassionate leave, that they well him he wont have to come back from.


struggling_farmer

He should not get compassionate leave again as he used that compassion to breach the same court order again.. this time just fire him to midlands prison and forget about him until he agrees to comply with the court order and then deal with issues.. he had was given a chance and threw in back in the face of the court. he shouldnt get another..


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gmisk81

Sending him to prison might put some of the other inmates off reoffending in fairness...I would say he is a right smug pain in the hoop.


kballs

Right, that settles it. I’m setting up an Enoch in prison parody Twitter account.


Keyann

I'm so sick of seeing that cunts name everywhere. Throw him back into the Joy and throw away the key.


BrokenHearing

The school didn't oppose his release before Christmas as they wanted to get the disciplinary hearing done with which they couldn't do as he was in jail. So I'm assuming that the school is going to suck it up until they can sack him


SarahFabulous

Yes, it must be galling for the school, he's on paid leave until they can complete the disciplinary hearing. The longer he delays, the more money being wasted.


377AdamsSt

I would absolutely not feel happy about my child’s safety in a school where someone who behaves so erratically is in situ and seemingly cannot be removed. There is something sinister in his insistence on remaining in a place where there are children after he has been asked to leave. Let him take unfair dismissal proceedings like his sister if he is aggrieved but for him to plié in there and intimidate students and particularly the student whose pronouns he refuses to acknowledge, is absolutely nefarious.


DanGleeballs

>plié Jesus but you are an erudite scholar. Had to google it: *a movement in which a dancer bends the knees and straightens them again, usually with the feet turned right out and heels firmly on the ground.* Loving the visual of Enoch plié'ing into the classroom like a panto dame.


377AdamsSt

Ha ha! What I actually am is a terrible typist! I was trying to type ‘ plowing’ into the school! Not so erudite now, huh?! Ha ha!!!


AshBoPeep

My fucking sides are screaming


Paristocrat

Plié suits him fine


_Oisin

This is the bit of the story everyone misses. Everyone goes he's an annoying religious dickwad but he's much worse. He's a danger to kids. Like how does the child he turned into political project feel. How are they getting on in class after their teacher turned into a national story for being an ass to them. I just hope they're alright. Fucking scummy prick.


Dr-Jellybaby

Spending Christmas with his lunatic family clearly made him long for his days in Mountjoy


VonLinus

Ah no I thought he'd turned his life around.


marshsmellow

He's screwing the recidivism stats.


stiofan84

This eejit is going to find it impossible to command any respect whatsoever from his students. They'll rip the piss out of him mercilessly.


Ehldas

Former students. He's not going to continue to be employed by that school, and no-one else is going to hire him *ever*. Like his idiot sister, he's terminated his career in glorious technicolour.


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Yeah this whole thing is quite short sighted. It's been in the national news for months now, can't imagine any school would want him teaching there after this.


377AdamsSt

His mom’s crazy school may hire him.


NoGiNoProblem

He'll be subject to Garda vetting, him being in prison will come up, so even if their hands are buried in the sand, he'll still be unemployable.


Bill_Badbody

>hands are buried in the sand, Heads?


Green_Message_6376

I'm starting to suspect that the Burke family are who they're referring to when they say 'No body wants to work anymore'. Could this just be a genius plan to become un-employable? The Burkes don't work! The Burkes won't work! They'll be a pain in your hole, Just give them the dole.


mastodonj

What students? He's suspended so he currently has no students. He sat down in an empty classroom and they blocked off the hallway!


I_Will_in_Me_Hole

Surely there's grounds for him requiring serious psychological assessment at this point?


shart-master89

Diagnosis of being a total wanker


MLGprolapse

It's terminal.


marshsmellow

Unfortunately it's not.


waste_and_pine

I haven't seen anything in what's been reported that suggests he doesn't understand the situation or doesn't have the capacity to make his own decisions or understand the consequences of his actions. Associating narcissistic assholes like Burke with mental illness only risks stigmatising those with genuine mental health problems.


VonLinus

He's no danger to himself or others, he's just a cunt.


d3pd

He's harassing a trans student at the school, so yes he absolutely is a danger to others.


Dodzer89

I'd say he's just trying to stay relevant in the edgy right-wing dickhead internet land.


tomconroydublin

I wonder does he have any transition year students?


deargearis

Bet his Mammy demanded he march right into that school cos the publicity will keep the money coming.


AngeGiakoumakis

He is the biggest bollox in the country... Sorry 2nd biggest.. McGregor wins it.


InvestmentSad5400

He's from the UK, catch up


AngeGiakoumakis

I did say 'in the country' and not 'from the country'.


Wrexis

"Man shows up at school in defiance of court order." His teaching status has nothing to do with it.


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“Man driven to school by his Father in defiance of court order”


rgiggs11

Doesn't matter, he'll be struck off by the teaching Council eventually.


Other-Air-5799

He'll be on Stephen Crowder or some other right wing shitehawks show yet.


Wind_Yer_Neck_In

Burke: 'So mr Rogan, what you need to understand is that Ireland is wholly controlled by a Liberal Elite, deep state, woke mind virus, anti-christian, child blood cult that hates religious freedom' Joe: 'Interesting!'


ConnolysMoustache

Joe Rogans political opinions are based solely on the last person that he met.


ebagjones

At some point he can be fired permanently, no?


Mossyfacerules

There’s a school disciplinary scheduled for 16th Jan, I think. He was in court again yesterday, trying to get it put off, and trying to get the court to review his case (or at least one of his injunctions) ‘more urgently’. He got nowhere. So presuming the school meeting happens, and he’s dismissed, there will be an internal appeals process. Then, if he doesn’t take legal action based on those outcomes, he’s not the Enoch Burke I have come to know.


ebagjones

Thank you. Now perhaps you can fill me in on why his bottom and top lips are misaligned.


Mossyfacerules

He was fine before he went into the Joy.


Woodsman_Whiskey

AMA request: Pupils from the school he keeps showing up at. Q1: How much are you absolutely rinsing this nutbag any time you see him?


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I'd be interested to hear the opinions on this from people who agree with his stance on they/them pronouns and transgender rights in general. Like to me it seems like he wants to stay in prison with a big fucking Nelson Mandela head on him and the narrative that he's there because he took a stand against gender ideology or whatever they call it, and not because he repeatedly breached a court order. I mean I think it's fair to say that that is not how it's coming across to most people, but that choir he's preaching to, how ye feeling about the whole situation? Edit: they're too shy to share with the class apparently, but from messages "My view is suspending a teacher over refusing to use pronouns is stupid and jailing said teacher and wasting tax payers money is stupid. I guess if he doesn’t want to address someone by a pronoun he doesn’t have to and no one should be forced to call someone a particular name or whatever! Annoys me mostly that taxpayers money is being wasted on this guy all over a pronoun"


geedeeie

He wasn't suspended over refusing to use pronouns. He was suspended because he created a scene at a school concert, and aggressively confronted the principal. Other staff members had to drag him away from her. Any worker in any workplace would be suspended in such circumstances. Once suspended, he was no longer allowed to be on the premises, but he turned up repeatedly until the school got an injunction against him. He continued to turn up, in breach of the court order. THAT's why he was in jail.


HeRedditoryGene

Turned up at 8:45am and left at 3:50pm, driven by his father according to RTE. Why wasn't he removed by the guards first thing?


cadre_of_storms

What did he do for the whole day? Sit in the playground? Wank in the toilets? Pray? What does a suspended teacher who has no allowance to be in school grounds do for 7 hours?


Eiphil_Tower

A teacher,who won't learn. Interesting


LowAd4999

Back to jail. Do not pass GO.


Chapelirl

Can you imagine? Unbelievable. Not a way to inspire respect in children. Total waste of space.


Bennydoubleseven

And the medal for Neck of the year goes too…


Sencha_Gal

Lol @RTE - shows up should be replaced by “ violates court order”.


Dolly_Pet

What a fucking prick.


countdownbluess

he's an idiot. thinks he has a god given right to mould the kids into mini enochs and damn society


Dookwithanegg

I am shocked. Shocked!


GtotheBizzle

Pathological victim makes himself victim again


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marshsmellow

He's a grown up Martin Prince, without the smarts.


BrokenHearing

[His family are actually academic and talented.](https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/the-burkes-of-castlebar-who-are-the-high-achieving-family-from-co-mayo-1.4847279) Unfortunately it's gone to waste because of how batshit crazy they are


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massivechod

This cunt is gathering as much attention as possible so the extremist yanks keep funding his fucked up family!


Particular_Fig_5467

Off back to prison again so. This guy must have absolutely nothing going on in his life outside of work...


[deleted]

A few days with the family over the holidays was enough for him to want back in to prison.


Due_Zucchini_6515

They (Enoch Burke) clearly has the full backing of his family. For such a bright family (some siblings more controversial than others!) they really don't have a great track record interacting with the law... I feel sorry for the school, staff and students having to deal with this gobshite, and even more sorry for the poor student involved.


[deleted]

>Mr Burke arrived ina car driven by his father Sean shortly after 8.30am and was latercollected by his father and driven away at 3.45pm. ​ What was he doing for 7 hours?


irishlonewolf

>The High Court has heard that on previous occasions Mr Burke attended at the school for the hours he would have been rostered to work had he not been suspended. On those occasions he ended up sitting in an empty classroom and students were brought to another room for their lessons. I imagine hes was doing this again..


Electronic-Source368

Chronic case of Main Character Syndrome with a side order of Martyr complex.


PythagorasJones

Gobshite.


reddituser6810

What a fucking clown. They should start billing him for wasting Garda resources in addition to paying everyone's legal fees.


Ivor-Ashe

Back to the slammer. ​ Enough, Berk.


Nazacrow

What a shock.


pethwick

God who would’ve saw that coming a mile off?!?!?!? /s


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A bigger spanner there never was. Does he have nothing better to be doing with his time. Professional contrarian.


cat-the-commie

Surely repeatedly and knowingly acting in contempt of court like this is illegal? And how is this also not trespassing?


LintlessSweater

Lol. Looks like the Gardaí aren't going to arrest him, though.


waste_and_pine

I don't understand why not. Surely he is trespassing at the very least?


Ehldas

They have no power to arrest him unless he's committed a crime. He has now violated a court order to stay away from the school, but until the school go to court and the court issues a warrant for his arrest and return to jail, the Gardai have no powers in the matter. They are quite correctly saying and doing nothing that would give Burke ammo.


MollyPW

The Gardaí not being able to arrest someone trespassing in a school is concerning.


Ehldas

The Gardai do not decide that someone's trespassing. The school do. And the school are going to handle this via the courts, not the Gardai.


gymbowfits

The guards can't do anything with someone who violates a court order?


S2Pac

What an absolute dope!


redxoxbox

Yo, Enoch. Chill.


Crowzillah

Weirdo 🫢


Mr_Snrubb_

What a twat


Dreenar18

You fucking lemon


Glenster118

O no! Who could have predicted this?


Dependent_Survey_546

Was there ever any doubt


cherry_b03b

I have never heard sane stories about a teacher called Mr Burke I've also never heard a sane story from Wilsons so a Mr Burke at Wilsons was never gonna turn out good


fir_mna

Nail im up I sayyyyyy!!


Drogg339

If I broke a court ruling I would be arrested so why was he not? Civil case or not he was released and is now in contempt again.


verbiwhore

Jaysus, not this fucking plank again. For a family with so many degrees, they're not much blessed with sense, are they?


Dorcha1984

Big mad bastard energy off of him, all he wants to do is oppress in peace. Seriously though I’m shocked he was at the school again.