Enoch Burke sues Sunday Independent for defamation

[@davidpelzer2404]

All the best to Enoch Burke. He shouldn't be in jail. He should be teaching. I hope he wins his lawsuit. Christ is King!

[@davidpelzer2404]

@mike_mcgb you serve Guinness in Ireland.

[@davidpelzer2404]

@mike_mcgb the law is King, do you serve the law? If the law, such as "contempt" is vague and ill-defined surly that invites confusion and chaos, is confusion and chaos King? The Way ,The TRUTH and The Light is Christ. Christ is King.

[@davidpelzer2404]

@mike_mcgb Christ is . . . . King.

[@maridebhul]

Spoken like a Burke, ick

[@finbarreburn5112]

'There were some innacuracies' Mr English Enough Said 👍

[@bernardtonge5518]

If he is awarded damages I expect that the award will be taken to pay the o/s fines

[@smiley9872]

I wonder

[@BarMagnet]

So Independent newspapers came out with their big guns to obliterate the rights of a poorly resourced opponent who they clearly blaggarded. Four days in the high court, whilst never getting to the source of the information, seems excessive.

[@Dyno25092]

I find it amazing that the man who snatched the child from Sherrif Street yesterday has been given full reporting restrictions as he is foreign. Yet for Enoch, not only can newspapers discuss his case throughout they can print lies, admit to them and still claim they havent defamed him or interfered with his trial. Am i missing something here? 😅

[@gerardodwyer5908]

Seems that whatever systems the Indo has to verify facts and sources before stories are published, in print and digitally, failed. At the very least, sloppy, unprofessional reporting methods.

[@patrickmahony8641]

Media reporting is often misleding

[@tomgreene1843]

Were all the papers incorrect assertions withdrawn in printed media with similar prominence to that of the original article ? Since when is ''eminent possibility'' a standard of proof in court ? Will the providers of the information appear for the Indo?

[@texashsad]

Serving time with Enoch Burke might just serve as a deterrent to committing a crime. 😊 Beautiful colorful tie, Mr. Gorry!

[@finbarreburn5112]

The Woke Brigade 🌈 😷 🤧

[@BarMagnet]

What an ignorant comment.

[@maridebhul]

@@finbarreburn5112 do you even know the meaning of the word? rebar

[@finbarreburn5112]

'Not so sure' Lick-her-licence 😋 🏇 💩

[@williamcannon7262]

A calculated political slander by the Irish media. Not a rare event in these times.

[@williamcannon7262]

@scoobihu1090 Enoch Burke joins the ranks of many courageous Irishmen who , over the years, have been imprisoned and slandered a criminal for refusing to accept and promote a lie. This case is a world wide embarrassment to the Irish judiciary and government.

[@williamcannon7262]

@scoobihu1090 He was fired for refusing to use pronouns, Them/ They to address a pupil on the grounds of religious freedom. He was Jailed for refusing to stay away from school. These two events are not unrelated are they ?The government are the people seeking access to children who are not their own, in order to indoctrinate them in a abusive and harmful ideology and against the wishes of the majority of parents.

[@williamcannon7262]

@mike_mcgb The central issue is wether it is just or moral to remove a individuals employment because of his refusal to use pronouns.

[@williamcannon7262]

@mike_mcgb Yes he is in contempt of court. He was also dismissed from his teaching position unjustly. That is an issue you have no interest in talking about. I wonder why you are so disinterested ?

[@joekavanagh7171]

I hope Burke wins his case. Since when did something that was "eminently possible" become fact?

[@johnphelan8300]

I hope so too! The evidence is solidly against the Independent. They did not have any justification for publishing as they did and their deceitful excuses demonstrates their complicity.

[@oreganoregan5947]

I am shocked (shocked!) that anyone could think that Enoch Burke was annoying anyone.

[@gercoyne342]

Has he paid his fines, and if not, why not. Where are the sheriff's. I have been tax compliant all my career, and due to a clerical oversight 575 euro wasn't paid, the sheriff's were out a fortnight later. Why are this family using court time and costs and there is no mention of payments? Is there 2 laws in Ireland for this?

[@joekavanagh7171]

No, the difference is that he doesn't care whether he's locked up or not.

[@colmward5489]

Another good video by Terry a balanced unbiased drame free assessment of that case

[@BarMagnet]

But he failed to give an estimate of the costs. Mouthwatering, I would sat. But would Independent Newspaper's legal team have two prices? One if they lose (for their clients) and another for Mr Burke if they win. Can Mr Burke play the same game?

[@brianokane8789]

Where do they get the money to lose so many cases

[@andrewtongue7084]

Another divisive ploy on (Enoch) Burke's behalf to machinate & offset the outstanding costs he already owes the Court. He (Burke) is already too precious & entitled. The fact that the Irish Independent has printed a retraction (& apology) bears out this nonsensical drivel....indicative too that the Burke family are running out of moneys.....

[@55skonge55]

A tongue in cheek comment, Andy......your tongue , but between whose cheeks?

[@neilrafferty2097]

Keep up.

[@joekavanagh7171]

He has no intention of paying the fines, so the state might as well write them off.

[@neilrafferty2097]

@joekavanagh7171 He's playing no part in the nonsense,so why should he?

[@andrewtongue7084]

That's as may be, Joe, but it will come to bite him on the arse at a subsequent juncture in his life. Somehow, I cannot see him ever working in the ROI or say, the UK as a State tutor - the US - at a pinch, might.

[@DRnab1983]

He should not be allowed to bring any case to court until he purges his contempt . It should be allowed that you can wilfully ignore one court and ask for relief from another r

[@joekavanagh7171]

The two cases are not connected. He has the right to access to the law just like any other citizen.

[@GerryGiblin]

1:38 1:39

[@alanfleming196]

Enoch is an innocent man and should never ever be in prison. Enoch is a highly principaled man and has a human right to his religious beliefs. Enoch is a great man.Give Enoch back his job and stop this tyranny. God bless Enoch and his family.They have the courage to stand up to injustice and will always be remembered for that.

[@maridebhul]

A Burke compilation, yet again patting themselves on the back for BAD behavior.

[@paulmayo2948]

Hard to see any winners in this, when you look at costs to the Times and potential damages to Enoch if he wins seem unlikely to be significant. However his reputation is getting worse as a result.

[@55skonge55]

Maybe a win for him is about principle and not monetary gain.

[@BarMagnet]

The legal people are the laughing winners. Four days for such a simple matter.

[@neilrafferty2097]

He's a white Christian who refuses to toe the line -more power to him.

[@neilrafferty2097]

@mike_mcgb Eh?

[@neilrafferty2097]

@mike_mcgb He's entitled to his beliefs,isn't he?

[@neilrafferty2097]

@mike_mcgb How can a person be 'non-binary'?

[@neilrafferty2097]

@mike_mcgb Inextricably linked,I'd say.

[@neilrafferty2097]

@mike_mcgb You can't just choose to be what you want;that would be completely absurd.

[@maridebhul]

also Homophobes (which the Burkes are clearly - self-proclaimed) should consider a little self-reflection, suggests a new study finding those individuals who are most hostile toward gays and hold strong anti-gay views may themselves have same-sex desires, albeit undercover ones. The prejudice of homophobia may also stem from authoritarian parents, particularly those with homophobic views as well, the researchers added. "This study shows that if you are feeling that kind of visceral reaction to an out-group, ask yourself, 'Why?'" co-author Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, said in a statement. "Those intense emotions should serve as a call to self-reflection."

[@davidpelzer2404]

I don't know but maybe my Irish Constitution is counterfeit, but this is how it begins. . . . . . . . In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred. We, the people of Eire, Humbly acknowledge all our obligations to to our Divine Lord,Jesus Christ, Who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial. Again, Christ is King @mike_mcgb! All the best Enoch!

[@mairedaly4926]

The Burkes will be happy to go to court for one thing or another for years to come. It' appears to give them purpose

[@brianplummy]

Their only purpose in life, how pathetic.

[@aviewoftown]

You might know the law, but your values are questionable.