Jailed teacher Enoch Burke’s father has been accused of assaulting a female garda during an incident at the Four Courts last year.
Sean Burke, of Cloonsunna, Castlebar, Co Mayo, appeared before Judge Catherine Hayden at Dublin District Court.
He is accused of assaulting Garda Victoria Fisher at the Four Courts on 7 March 2023.
The incident allegedly occurred on the day his son Enoch was involved in a legal dispute before the Court of Appeal over his dismissal by Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath.
Sean Burke faces a charge under section two of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, categorised as a minor crime only dealt with at the district court level.
However, a conviction can result in a fine and a six-month jail sentence.
Mr Burke, representing himself, indicated he would contest the case. However, he will be asked to plead formally at his next hearing.
Gardaí had summoned him to court so he did not have to sign a bail bond.
A summary of prosecution evidence was handed over to Mr Burke in court before the judge ordered him to return in three weeks.
A later hearing date will then be allocated if he denies the charge.
No evidence concerning the events on the date of the alleged offence was heard.
Enoch Burke, who taught history and German, has spent more than 200 days in Mountjoy Prison after he defied a High Court order to stay away from his former workplace.
