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Scientology sting: When a critic of Scientology through gradual grooming becomes a mouthpiece for that at the rational level he rejects. A case study in Scientology influence. Citizens of Firhouse be aware. Brian Lawlor a local councillor of the Fine Gael party gets snookered.
‘I AM TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE DARK ’ PETER GRIFFITHS WAS A SCIENTOLOGY MEMBER FOR 14 YEARS. HE TELLS JENNY CLAFFEY ABOUT THE HEARTACHE, DEBT AND COURT CASES THAT ENSUED, AND WARNS PEOPLE OF THE ORGANISATION’S FOOTHOLD HERE
MARCH 20 2022
Scientology is a word that comes with baggage. Be it their A-list celebrity membership, courtroom dramas, or accusations by ex-members, one thing is certain; the self-proclaimed “fastest-growing religion on earth” is no stranger to bad press.
Narconon, a drug rehabilitation centre run by a controversial church, has been given the go-ahead to open in Ballivor, where locals are worried what it might mean for them
Speaking out: Locals Alan Brislin and Claire O’Mara outside the new Narconon facilityContinue reading →
Narconon Trust, a branch of the ‘Church of Selentology, last week got the go-ahead to pen drug rehab centre in the small Meath village of Ballivor The Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the High Court that An Bord Pleandla was incorrect in decding the centre requires planning permission.
The controversial facility has had its planning permission upheld by the Court of Appeal, overturning An Bord Pleanála’s 2018 decision
Narconon Trust bought the building, which had existing planning permission for a nursing home in 2016, after it had confirmed with Meath County Council’s planners that it did not require “change of use” planning to develop a drug addiction treatment centre there insteadContinue reading →