{"id":89540,"date":"2025-10-18T22:44:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/89540\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T22:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:44:07","slug":"watch-enoch-burke-confront-connolly-saying-he-is-a-victim-of-her-gender-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/89540\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Enoch Burke confront Connolly saying he is a victim of her \u2018gender ideology\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enoch Burke has interrupted presidential hopeful Catherine Connolly to tell her he is a \u201cvictim\u201d of her \u201cgender ideology\u201d.<\/p>\n

The former teacher approached her as she stepped up to deliver a speech in Limerick on Saturday afternoon and asked her: \u201cDo you have any respect for religious beliefs?\u201d<\/p>\n

He claimed: \u201cMy life has been turned upside down because my religious beliefs are being taken from me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a victim because of your gender ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CatherineCatherine Connolly (Brian Lawless\/PA)<\/p>\n

Members of his family, including his mother Martina, were with him during his protest which interrupted the event being held by Palestine solidarity activists in Bedford Row<\/p>\n

The Burke family have been involved in previous demonstrations and legal disputes after the suspension of Mr Burke from his job as a teacher.<\/p>\n

He has spent more than 500 days in prison for contempt of court for refusing to stay away from Wilson\u2019s Hospital School where he worked.<\/p>\n

BREAKING: Enoch Burke attacked by Catherine Connolly supporters in Limerick City.<\/p>\n

There is only one way to prevent Catherine Connolly becoming the 10th President of Ireland.<\/p>\n

Do not spoil your vote on Friday. We urge people to vote for the other candidate, Heather Humphreys.<\/p>\n

A\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/6vNbUmtQq0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Enoch Burke (@EnochBurke) October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The dispute stemmed from incidents over a request from the school\u2019s then-principal to address a student by a new name and the pronoun \u201cthey\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Burke was separated from Ms Connolly by her supporters, who attempted to drown out his comments by chanting \u201cfree Palestine\u201d.<\/p>\n

She was on the campaign trail in Clare and Limerick on what her team described as a \u201cSuper Saturday day of action\u201d.<\/p>\n

They said volunteers and supporters spent the day \u201ccanvassing in towns, villages and city centres across the country\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ms Connolly called on voters to \u201cmake their voices heard\u201d, adding: \u201cYour vote is your voice. Use it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a similar message from businessman Sean Gallagher, who said he was \u201cconcerned to hear some rumours that people are considering not voting and I think we need more people to come out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SeanSean Gallagher with Heather Humphreys in Blanchardstown (Bairbre Holmes\/PA)<\/p>\n

However, he was endorsing Ms Connolly\u2019s rival for the Aras, Heather Humphreys.<\/p>\n

He joined the Fine Gael candidate at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin as she met shoppers and supporters.<\/p>\n

Mr Gallagher said of his former party colleagues: \u201cI\u2019m also calling on my friends in Fianna F\u00e1il, and indeed Miche\u00e1l Martin and the senior Fianna F\u00e1il leadership, to now, in this last week to come out and support their former ministerial colleague and coalition partner, who shares the same values and policies that are aligned with Fianna F\u00e1il.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ex-Dragons\u2019 Den star ran for president twice, in 2011 and 2018.<\/p>\n