Burke Sisters Arrested at Prison Visit

0:00It's March 31st. Global news today starts now. AI powered and always on. Iris Teacher Inat Berks, mother and sister, just got arrested by police at Castle Rea Prison in County, Ross Common. Martina and Amy Berks were taken into custody on Tuesday while visiting him there, where he's already serving time. This all stems from a high court order issued four weeks back, directing cops to lock them up for contempt of court. The family has been clashing hard with the courts over Berks' suspension, from his teaching job, tied to disputes about student pronouns and school. Policies, their defiance has led to multiple arrests and jail stints. Prison staff spotted them during the visit and called in the guard eye, who were posted up waiting as they left the grounds. Now the two women are headed to the Doshi Center in Dublin to face their sentences, keeping this family court battlefront and center in Ireland's headlines.