Enoch Burke confronts Anglican Primate of Ireland over silence regarding imprisonment

Irish professor Enoch Burke approached Archbishop John McDowell at Armagh Cathedral on October 29 to demand explanations for the archbishop's silence during Burke's imprisonment. Burke shared a video of the encounter on his X account, in which he reproached the Anglican Primate of All Ireland for not intervening publicly on his behalf.

The conflict began in 2022 at Wilson’s Hospital School, a Church of Ireland educational center where Burke worked. He was expelled from the school after refusing to use the chosen name and pronouns of a transgender student. Burke stated that he remained in prison for more than 700 days to defend the spirit of the Church of Ireland. He accused Archbishop McDowell, who is a patron of the school, of failing to defend Christian teachings and remaining silent regarding gender ideology.

The encounter occurred the same day the Ireland Superior Court modified judicial restrictions against Burke, prohibiting him from approaching within 100 meters of the school.