The High Court heard an application today concerning a public order conviction against Jemima Burke, a management consultant, who was convicted at Ballina District Court in June following an incident at an inquest in Swinford, County Mayo. Ms Burke alleged that her Constitutional rights were breached when she was arrested, charged, and convicted within hours, describing the process as medieval. She stated she was detained for over two hours, then tried fifty-five minutes after release, without legal representation or disclosure of evidence. The Director of Public Prosecutions indicated it would not oppose quashing the conviction, though it argued the matter should return to the District Court for rehearing before a different judge. Ms Burke contested this, contending that remittal would itself constitute a breach of her rights. Ms Justice Sara Phelan reserved judgment on the application.
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- Jemima Burke arrested for alleged public order incident in Mayo - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:00:00 GMT
- State will not oppose quashing of Jemima Burke public order conviction - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Thu, 22 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT
- State not opposed to overturning public order conviction of Jemima Burke - The Irish Times The Irish Times · Thu, 22 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT
- The Burkes of Castlebar and their countless legal battles - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Sat, 10 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT
- Meet the Burkes: dismissed teacher Enoch Burke hails from a controversial family of evangelical Christians - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Thu, 26 Jan 2023 08:00:00 GMT
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