The piece in the Sunday Independent claimed he was annoying fellow prisoners.
Enoch Burke claims an article written about him in the Sunday Independent was a story of “pure invention” that subjected him to widespread ridicule.
He is suing over an article, which claimed he was annoying fellow prisoners, that appeared in the newspaper after he was first jailed for contempt of court.
In January 2023, Enoch was dismissed from his teaching role at Wilson’s Hospital School due to his behaviour regarding a transgender student.
He has spent 343 days in prison for repeatedly breaching a court order to stay away from the school.
The article, which was published during his first stint in prison, claimed he had to be moved to a new cell for his own safety after annoying fellow prisoners.
In his evidence today, Enoch described the article as false, utterly baseless, and completely without foundation.
He told the judge he got on well with prisoners. He said people gave him cake, biscuits, sweets, and free haircuts.
He described the piece as damaging to his reputation and not reflective of who he is and has urged the court to vindicate his good name.