Try getting both sides of the story.
There is a lot more this. Hawa watu ni sumbua sana.
I suspect there are sinister forces funding their agenda.
See below...
The
Burkes are an Irish family from
Castlebar,
County Mayo, known for their religious, conservative activism and involvement in high-profile legal cases and protests in Ireland. The family are
evangelical Christians,
[1] and is composed of Martina and Sean Burke and their 10 children; all of whom have biblical names: Ammi, Elijah, Enoch, Esther, Isaac, Jemima, Josiah, Keren, Kezia, and Simeon.
[2][1] A frequent subject of their protests is the
LGBT community in Ireland. Alongside their reputation for protest and appeal, the children are noted for their achievements in academia and in debating. Martina a qualified teacher,
homeschooled all ten of her children.
In 2014, Isaac, Kezia, Ammi, and Enoch were all given life time bans from participating in
student societies at the university they attended, which was at the time called
NUI Galway.
[7] That year, the NUIG students' union held a referendum about implementing a strategy of
boycott, divestment, and sanctions against the state of
Israel.
[21] The Burkes who together occupied all four officer positions on the university's
Christian Union Society, used society funds to print leaflets advocating for a "no" vote. The university's "society co-ordination group" (USCG) stated that the siblings were banned as a result of the distribution of the leaflets which bore the college logo, which was against the college's code of conduct, and furthermore used college funds to pay for the leaflet - misrepresenting the college in the process.
[7] The university had previously received complaints from students surrounding the Burkes' distribution of leaflets which connected
same-sex marriage to
paedophilia and
incest. Upon investigation of the production of the fliers, it was found that the siblings' brother Josiah had been reimbursed €325 for costs associated with the production of the fliers, and there was no indication that any members of the society outside of the Burke family had approved of such a use of funds. The investigation also found that Isaac had altered the society's accounts to mask the fact that they payment had been made to his brother.
[7] As a result of the investigation, on 10 November the four siblings were issued lifetime bans from participation in student societies.
On 12 November 2019, Ammi Burke was fired from her position working with the
Arthur Cox law firm. Following her dismissal, the Burke family
picketed her previous place of employment.
[23] Ammi claimed that her firing amounted to
unfair dismissal, and was a result of her criticizing a
partner in the firm after a situation arose where she was required to work until 2 a.m. while her peers socialised.
[24] Representation for Arthur Cox disputed this, citing a breakdown in relations between Burke and three of six senior partners as the reason for her dismissal.
[25] Ammi initially complained to the Workplace Relations Commission, but after Marie Flynn, the adjudication officer hearing Ammi's case, recused herself, Ammi appealed to the High Court.
[24] The High Court judge,
Garrett Simons, ruled against Ammi, finding that Flynn was correct in recusing herself from the case.
