Members of the family have been involved in protests and legal disputes in Ireland arising out of the suspension of Enoch Burke from his job as a teacher. Mr Burke was imprisoned

The Burke family disrupted a Washington gala attended by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, protesting Enoch Burke’s imprisonment before being removed by police

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Ireland Funds gala dinner in Washington DC last night was not significantly disrupted by the Burke family's protest at the event.

The Burke family approached a table in the middle of the floor of the Ireland Funds dinner in Washington and Martina Burke said: “My son is in prison”

Micheál Martin said the Burke family’s attempt to enter the floor of the Ireland Funds event was ‘regrettable’.

Members of a high-profile evangelical Christian family from Ireland have disrupted a gala dinner in Washington DC attended by Irish premier Micheal Martin. Three members of the Burke family were intercepted by security personnel and police as they entered the floor of the Ireland Funds dinner.

Isaac and Ami Burke, along with their mother Martina, interrupted event attended by Taoiseach in protest at the imprisonment of Enoch Burke

Micheál Martin defended the security arrangements in place at a gala in Washington and the quick action taken by personnel when the family of Enoch Burke crashed the event. The Taoiseach was at the Ireland Funds Gala dinner when the controversial Mayo family stormed the event on Thursday night.