Secondary school teacher Enoch Burke has not yet been arrested by gardaí, despite an order issued by the High Court two days ago, directing his imprisonment for contempt of court.
Mr Justice Brian Cregan said in his ruling that Mr Burke and his family had engaged in the most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack on the authority of the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times.
He said Mr Burke had been ordered by the court not to trespass on the school premises.
He ruled there was no other option left but to imprison him again as he had refused to obey the order for the last three years.
Mr Burke has already spent more than 500 days in prison for contempt on three occasions since September 2022.
He has been attending at Wilson's Hospital School since it reopened after the summer holidays.
The judge described him as an intruder, "stalking the school, its teachers and pupils" and a "potential danger" to pupils and teachers.
However, Mr Burke is reported to have left the school on Tuesday morning, shortly after the court delivered its ruling and he has not been seen at the school since.
According to videos posted on Mr Burke’s own social media channels, gardaí called to the Burke family home in Castlebar, Co Mayo, twice yesterday but left each time without Mr Burke.
In the first video, which appears to have been filmed by a member of Mr Burke’s family yesterday afternoon, three gardaí arrive at the house and asked if he is there.
An unidentified female voice tells gardaí that Mr Burke has a right to his religious freedom and refuses to accept "transgender ideology".
In the second video, taken later yesterday, three gardaí call to the house and are addressed by Mr Burke’s father, Sean, who tells them that his son is entitled to his religious belief and they are "shameful".
On both occasions, gardaí leave the grounds of the house after being addressed by a member of the family for a short period.
Mr Burke is not seen or heard in either of the videos and his family members offer no information on his whereabouts.
In a statement, An Garda Síochána confirmed it had received a court order relating to contempt of court by an individual.
However, it said it did not comment on named individuals or the detail of ongoing operations.
