Mother and daughter Martina and Ammi Burke were arrested when they went to visit Enoch Burke at Castlerea Prison on Tuesday. The High Court ordered almost four weeks ago that the mother and sister of teacher Mr Burke be jailed for two weeks after finding them in contempt of court. The two were not at the hearing when Mr Justice Brian Cregan delivered his judgment. Mr Cregan said the hearing “descended into chaos” when they interrupted proceedings and “persisted in standing up in court and shouting”. In a statement, gardaí said: “An Garda Síochána executed a High Court order against two females in Castlerea, Co Roscommon this afternoon, Tuesday March 31 2026.

Source: Irish Examiner April 01, 2026 06:43 UTC