Sean Burke, the father of Enoch Burke, has received a two-month jail sentence for assaulting a female Garda.
Sean Burke had been given a suspended sentence but he opted not to obey its terms, so he had been brought into custody.
The case arose from the Four Courts in March 2023 when Enoch Burke was appearing over a legal dispute involving his sacking from Wilson’s Hospital School.
His father Sean and his sister Ammi were charged when rowdy scenes broke out both in and outside the courtroom
Ms Burke was found guilty of obstructing a Garda but she successfully appealed that charge this morning.
Her father Sean, meanwhile, was found guilty of assaulting a female Garda by knocking her to the ground and this decision stands.
The judge said an attack on a Garda is an attack on the State.
He jailed Mr Burke for two months but suspended this if he agreed to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for 12 months.
However, Sean Burke declined and, as a result, he has been imprisoned for the two months.
Before this sentencing, Ms Burke was escorted out of courtroom when she interjected and attempted to speak in court.
Feature image shows Sean Burke protesting his son's prison sentence, Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ie.
