Enoch Burke and his 12-strong family have been making national headlines in the last few weeks.
Since Enoch was dismissed from his school position last week, he has shown up at Wilson's Hospital School in Westmeath on multiple occasions, including the previous four days as he refuses to purge his contempt of court.
Here is a breakdown on everything you need to know about the Burke family, from Castlebar in Mayo, from their schooling to protests they fielded, most notably of which was during the repeal the 8th referendum.
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How many Burke siblings are there?
There are ten Burke children, with each given a biblical name. There's; Ammi, Elijah, Enoch, Esther, Isaac, Jemima, Josiah, Keren, Kezia, and Simeon.
Where did they go to school?
All ten of the Burke children were home-schooled by their mother Martina Burke, who is a qualified teacher.
University legal challenge
Isaac, Kezia, Ammi, and Enoch lost their legal challenge in 2021 against lifetime bans they were handed down, which prevented them from participating in student societies at their college, NUIG (now University of Galway).
The NUIG students union held a "referendum about implementing a strategy of boycott, divestment, and sanctions against the state of Israel."
The Burkes, who together occupied all four officer positions on the university's Christian Union Society, used society funds to print leaflets for the purpose of advocating for a "no" vote."
As a result, the university's "society co-ordination group" stated that Isaac, Kezia, Ammi and Enoch were banned as a result of the distribution of the leaflets which bore the college logo, which was against the college's code of conduct, and furthermore used college funds to pay for the leaflet - which misrepresented the college.
Enoch Burke dismissed from teaching job
Enoch Burke was dismissed from his position at Wilson's Hospital School in Westmeath last week, after which he still presented himself at the school gates four mornings in a row.
Last Friday, he was informed by chairman John Rogers and school principal Frank Milling that he was being dismissed from his position at the school.
He previously spent "108 days in jail for contempt of court last year but was eventually released on an open-ended basis on December 21 without purging his contempt," the Irish Mirror reported.
After showing up four mornings in a row despite being dismissed, Burke has now refused to purge his contempt of court, which the High Court ruled he had until 2pm this Friday afternoon to do so.
Burke will now be fined €700 for every day he refuses to comply with the High Court order.
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