Simeon Burke convicted of public order offence after court melee

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Simeon Burke was convicted of a public order offence at the Four Courts, after an incident there on 7 March 2023.

The Court of Appeal later granted the Garda Ombudsman access to audio recordings of the incident, ruling that the disruptive conduct was part of the proceedings. The court rejected Enoch Burke’s privacy objections; he had argued that releasing the recordings would breach his rights.

GSOC sought the recordings for its investigation into an allegation of criminal misconduct by gardaí following complaints by Simeon Burke and Ammi Burke about their treatment.