ENOCH Burke is back in prison, again. This time, he’s not even getting out for Christmas.

Three and a half years into this saga, and with no clear end in sight, the only surprising thing about it all is that there is still so much confusion.

Pick a news story, literally any news story, on this topic, then scroll to the comments, and you will be dazzled by the array of myths and misapprehensions on display.

They range from the simple to the disingenuous.

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Some claim that he has every right to turn up to his former school, Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath. In fact he does not: he is subject to a court order specifically telling him to stay away from it.

Others claim that he still works there. Again, he does not: he was dismissed in January 2003, although he is appealing that decision.

The most recent and most over-the-top addition to the pantheon is the claim that he has been jailed for life. Of course, the truth is that he could end this at any moment, if he wanted to.

The most common misapprehension of all, though, and the one that the Burke family has........

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