The brother of Enoch Burke, a teacher embroiled in a debate over transgenderism and freedom of speech, was removed from an event with Republic of Ireland presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly on 1 October.

Elijah Burke, a law student at the University of Galway, asked a question about his brother's imprisonment and freedom of speech before being interrupted by fellow students and removed by Gardaí, the Irish national police.

Enoch Burke has been jailed multiple times for contempt of court after refusing to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School in County Westmeath, where he had worked as a teacher. The dispute began when Burke refused to address a student by their chosen pronouns and sought clarity from the headteacher regarding the school’s policy. Burke was suspended pending a disciplinary review, but continued to attend the school, resulting in an injunction. He ignored the court order, leading to several periods of imprisonment. He is currently serving his third prison sentence after being found on school grounds in August 2024.