Enoch Burke’s transfer from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon earlier this month was lawful, the High Court has ruled. Enoch Burke’s transfer from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin to Castlerea Prison in Co Roscommon earlier this month was lawful, the High Court has ruled. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Judge Brian Cregan said Burke “has the keys to his own prison cell in Castlerea Prison, just as he has in Mountjoy Prison”. He has spent more than 600 days in prison in separate spells for his contempt of the court order. “Mr Burke has the keys to his own prison cell in Castlerea Prison, just as he has in Mountjoy Prison,” he added.

Source: The Irish Times March 18, 2026 21:57 UTC