Lawyer Simeon Burke cannot get a master. Is this his own fault or due to an arcane system?
Pupillage is mandatory. Without it young barristers are going nowhere. This is the position that now confronts Burke
Enoch Burke
Enoch Burke is someone I’d like to hug
Unthinkable: Ahead of International Men’s Day, it’s clear many young men are not in a happy place
Bar Council rejects barrister’s application to be Simeon Burke’s ‘master’
Brother of Enoch Burke cannot start practising as a barrister without completing an apprenticeship
Judge returns Enoch Burke to jail ‘with great reluctance’
Burke still refusing to abide by order that he stop attending Wilson’s Hospital School
Jemima Burke takes High Court case over public order conviction
Burke convicted at Ballina District Court last June and fined €350 over behaviour outside inquest
Simeon Burke faces putting Irish Bar career on hold after being unable to find a ‘master’
Burke says he faces ‘imminent exclusion’ from Irish courts
Bar Council investigating Burke family ‘incident’ at Ploughing Championships, chair says
Simeon Burke letter claiming he is ‘effectively cut out’ from representing clients ‘inaccurate and misleading’, says Seán Guerin SC
Someone needs to give Simeon Burke a barrister job for all our sakes
Simeon Burke has written to the Bar Council complaining he is unable to find a master or senior barrister willing to train him
Simeon Burke complains he is being ‘shut out’ of Law Library without senior barrister to take him on
Brother of Enoch Burke says he has been trying unsuccessfully since 2022 to find a ‘master’ to take him on as a ‘devil’ – a necessary step
Enoch Burke jailed for third time over refusal to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School
The teacher was sent back to Mountjoy Prison for breaching the terms of an injunction
What’s your parenting style? Kirstie Allsopp? Burke family? Or make it up as you go along?
Their contrasting approaches elicit strong reactions because we envy their certainty of purpose
Enoch Burke must pay legal costs of ‘inappropriate’ bid to overturn order to stay away from Co Westmeath school
No end in sight to two year dispute over schoolteacher’s suspension from Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath
Enoch Burke says prison is a ‘horrible place’ as he again turns up to Westmeath school
Teacher defies court order to stay away from school after spending 400 days in Mountjoy Prison for contempt
Enoch Burke turns up at Wilson’s Hospital School despite High Court order
Teacher spent more than 400 days in prison for contempt for failing to comply with order to stay away from Westmeath school
Enoch Burke released from Mountjoy Prison without purging contempt
Teacher released with students on summer holiday, but judge warned he would return to prison if he went back to school
Enoch Burke’s defamation case is yet another legal loss for the imprisoned teacher
Evangelical Christian was not defamed by article that incorrectly stated he was moved cell for his safety because he was ‘annoying’
Enoch Burke loses defamation claim against Sunday Independent publisher
The judge said the words of the story were incapable of injuring his reputation
Garda investigation into Mayo incident where Taoiseach was ‘pushed and jostled’
Protestors followed and heckled Simon Harris during election canvas event
Taoiseach moves Castlebar media briefing amid protests and interruptions
Harris describes interruptions at Castlebar event as ‘thinly veiled thuggery’
Sean Burke found guilty of assault on female garda during Enoch Burke court appearance
Ammi Burke fined for obstructing a garda at Four Courts during ‘commotion’ at Court of Appeal hearing last year
Sunday Independent editor does not ‘at all’ accept Enoch Burke was defamed in report about cell move
Alan English said it is ‘eminently’ possible that other prisoners found Mr Burke annoying
Contempt of court law is a ‘minefield’ requiring urgent overhaul, says Supreme Court judge
Imprisonment for civil contempt a ‘serious and dangerous’ remedy, according to Peter Charleton in co-written article
Court of Appeal cuts short oral hearing of Ammi Burke’s appeal
A written decision on the appeal will be given at a later point
Simeon Burke has conviction for ‘volatile’ breach of the peace struck out
Appeal court judge says there was insufficient evidence of barrister (25) committing a criminal offence during Four Courts incident
Will Simon Harris fare any better on housing than Leo Varadkar? Let’s just hope his views have evolved since 2013
An English case with Enoch Burke overtones; loud objections to Morning Ireland; Stuart Carolan goes cockney; and Daft brother buys big in D6
Judge orders Enoch Burke to be returned to Mountjoy Prison
Justice Mark Sanfey had offered to temporarily release Mr Burke
Enoch Burke’s defamation action over Sunday Independent article to be heard in coming months
Teacher suing over 2022 article that stated he was moved to new cell because he was annoying other prisoners
Enoch Burke still receiving teacher’s salary, court hears, and is to remain in Mountjoy Prison
Burke told the judge that to agree to comply with the court order would be ‘evil’
High Court excludes members of Enoch Burke’s family from review of teacher’s imprisonment
Judge says Sean, Martina, Isaac and Ammi Burke cannot attend next week’s hearing due to disruptive behaviour
Miriam Lord: The Burke family’s first big outing of the year wasn’t a crowd-puller
Sean, Martina, Ammi and Isaac were beamed in to the courtroom via video link before Enoch’s hearing - and then beamed out again
Burke family members protest after they are excluded from Enoch Burke's Court of Appeal hearing
Mr Justice Edwards said the court had not received the undertakings it sought from Martina, Sean, Isaac or Ammi Burke that Monday’s court proceedings would not be interrupted
Keeping Enoch Burke locked in a cell, wallowing in his martyrdom, serves no one
Burke could potentially find himself spending longer in Mountjoy than some of the killers in his midst. That could not pass for justice
Father of Enoch Burke accused of assaulting Garda at Four Courts
Sean Burke appears at Dublin District Court accused of assaulting Garda Victoria Fisher on March 7th 2023
What were the most-read articles on irishtimes.com in 2023?
Death of Sinéad O’Connor, Dublin riots and RTÉ pay scandal were just some of the stories to hold readers’ attention this year
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