'A trap' - Enoch Burke hits out at judge decision to release him from prison as he confirms he will be outside school tomorrow

"The decision prompted an extraordinary series of exchanges between Mr Burke and Mr Justice Brian Cregan 'If I am released from this prison today I will be at my workplace tomorrow,' Enoch Burke told the High Court 'Mr Burke, your ability to shoot yourself in the foot is unparalleled in my experience,' the judge responded Mr Burke left Mountjoy Prison this afternoon"

"A High Court judge has freed Enoch Burke from Mountjoy Prison even though the schoolteacher has not purged his contempt. Mr Justice Brian Cregan said he was making the order in the interests of justice to allow Mr Burke adequately prepare for a legal challenge he has brought against the appeals body that is considering whether Wilson's Hospital School was correct to sack him."

A High Court judge freed Enoch Burke from Mountjoy Prison even though he has not purged his contempt. Mr Justice Brian Cregan said he made the order in the interests of justice to allow Mr Burke adequately to prepare a legal challenge he has brought against the appeals body reviewing his dismissal by Wilson's Hospital School. The decision prompted an extraordinary series of exchanges between Mr Burke and the judge, including Burke stating that if released he would be at his workplace the next day and the judge telling Burke that his 'ability to shoot yourself in the foot' is unparalleled. Mr Burke left Mountjoy Prison this afternoon.

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