Enoch Burke was released from prison for the summer while the school shut down for the holidays but he resumed his one-man demonstration when the students returned and was sent back to prison on Monday night by the High Court
A group of around 20 people held a protest outside Mountjoy Prison today demanding the immediate release of teacher Enoch Burke, who was jailed again during the week for contempt.
He has now spent over a year in custody in the row over transgenderism at the Wilson Hospital School, Co Westmeath.READ MORE - Former Hardy Bucks actor slammed after asking if Enoch Burke would have been 'arrested if he was Muslim'They were shouting chants of "Free Enoch now." Devout Christian Enoch had refused to address a former transgender student by a pronoun in accordance with the school rules and was subsequently sacked..
A Mountjoy source: "He shouldn't really be in here - he is not a criminal and he has his Christian views. He and his family feel very strong about the whole transgender argument.Sign up to the Irish Mirror's daily newsletter here and get breaking news and top stories direct to your inbox
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