Alan English said it is ‘eminently’ possible that other prisoners found Mr Burke annoying
An October 2022 article claiming Enoch Burke was moved to a different jail cell for his own safety as he was “annoying” other prisoners contained inaccuracies for which the newspaper held up its hands, the editor of the Sunday Independent has told the High Court.
Mr English said Mr Burke became a “national talking point” after the court heard of his refusal to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath. Mr Burke was first jailed in early September 2022 for breaching a court order restraining him from attending at the school, which had suspended and later dismissed him after he publicly objected to being instructed to refer to a male student using they/them pronouns.
The article cited unnamed sources in support of its statement that Mr Burke had been moved to a new jail cell for his own safety as he was “annoying other prisoners” and “repeatedly expressing his outspoken views and beliefs”. During cross-examination, Mr Burke pressed him on elements of the story that Mr Burke contends were untrue, but for which the newspaper did not apologise. Mr English disagreed with his propositions and said it is “eminently possible” that Mr Burke was indeed annoying other prisoners.
Mrs Burke said she has known her son for more than 30 years, and he is “reserved” and “very private”. She said the story seemed to be a “malicious attempt” to “destroy” her son and “assassinate” his character.
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