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

They shouted loudly as they were pulled back through curtains surrounding the main dining space during a speech by the head coach of the Washington Commanders NFL team Dan Quinn.

Sean Burke, who is in his 60s, denies assaulting Garda Victoria Fisher in the Four Courts on March 7th last year.

Ammi Burke had wanted the courts to overturn the WRC’s rejection of her complaint

The father of jailed teacher Enoch Burke has been found guilty of assault after a trial heard he grabbed and "flung" a female garda to the ground

Ms Justice Bolger threw out her case in the middle of its hearing last May due to what the judge described as Ammi Burke’s 'blatant abuse of the court process'

Ammi Burke's court case was thrown out mid-hearing last May due to what the judge described as her 'blatant abuse of the court process'

Enoch Burke rose to say that he was 'appalled' by the court's decision

Enoch Burke is approaching his 300th day in prison for twice defying court orders

Enoch Burke, who is in Mountjoy Prison, was only permitted to participate in proceedings by video-link

The pair shouted at counsel for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, Eoin Lawlor BL, demanding that he leave the court