Ireland’s Teaching Council is delaying a fitness-to-teach inquiry into allegations of professional misconduct involving Enoch Burke. RTE reports that Burke’s application to have the chair of the panel recused is refused, and the inquiry is subsequently delayed rather than proceeding on the scheduled start date. BreakingNews.ie also reports that the inquiry, which was due to begin on Wednesday, is postponed. Across the accounts, the matters under consideration relate to professional misconduct allegations and fall within the Teaching Council’s fitness-to-teach process. The sources do not provide a specific new start date or additional details on the allegations or the panel’s next steps. The reports focus on procedural developments affecting the inquiry’s timetable, including the refusal of Burke’s request to remove the chair from the panel and the resulting postponement/delay of the hearing.