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"Scientology chiefs make €270,000 from Irish wing" - Irish Independent, November 14th 2009

THE Irish wing of the controversial Church of Scientology is making annual profits of over €270,000 but its director last night insisted all the money was going to pay off the company's "substantial debts".

A favourite with celebrities such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, the local Scientology spin-off has been the subject of numerous protests at its Middle Abbey Street base in Dublin, with a Fine Gael TD branding the movement a "crackpot cult".

New financial filings show… Continue

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"Church of Scientology fined €600,000" - The Irish Times, October 27th 2009

A Paris court has fined the French branch of the Church of Scientology a total of €600,000 after finding it guilty of fraud but allowed the group to continue operating in France.

When the hearing opened, there were expectations that the court could order the group to be banned in France but legislation passed in parliament just before the start of the trial in May, ruled that option out.

The legislation has since been changed back to allow the dissolution of an… Continue

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ABC Nightline double bill

The highlight is Martin Bashir taking no crap from Tommy Davis at the end of part 3 of the October 24th piece.

October 23rd:…

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"Irish firm wins in row with Scientology" - Business World, October 9th 2009

A leading Irish recruitment agency has won a highly unusual tussle with the quasi-religious cult, the Scientologists.

Prosperity Recruitment had applied to register the trade mark of its own name: "Prosperity".

However, objections arose as the Church of Scientology has a similar trade mark relating to the word "Prosperity".

The objection said that Prosperity Recruitment's activities were too closely described to the Scientologists!

After much… Continue

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Cork protesters warn of Scientology scam

Cork students have been urged to be cautious if approached by members of religious organisations while traveling abroad. Members of the anti-Scientology group Anonireland.org gathered outside City Hall earlier this week to protest the inclusion of a 'Dianetics and Scientology' stand at the Mind Body Spirit Festival held at the venue. While one protester refused to remove his mask for fear of being "destroyed" by members of the Church of Scientology, ex-Scientologist and founder of Anon-Ireland… Continue

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Sunday World 12th July, 2009

BULLS**T

Cult church gets the boot after setting up stall at farmers' fair

THE wacky Church of Scientology have been attempting to dupe farmers

into parting with their hard-earned cash after setting up a stall at a

small country show.

Organisers of the Balieboro Agricultural Show were stunned when they

realised that a team from 'Dianetics' who hired a spot at their annual

event were in fact… Continue

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Sunday World 5th July 2009

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My Life in Scientology (Evening Herald, March 5th 2009)

John Duignan likes to joke about his experiences. "I did 22 years. You'd be out of jail quicker for murder." Duignan was a member of the Church of Scientology.

Having joined the group in 1985, he moved up the ranks until he was promoted to membership of the Sea Organisation, the management arm. Duignan was to spend the next two decades in Scientology's grip before finally leaving in 2007. He has written a book, The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of… Continue

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Anonymous celebrates one year of protests

Dublin, Ireland – The internet-based collective known as Anonymous will mark their one year anniversary of peaceful protests against the Church of Scientology this February with global protests spanning several weekends.

Anonymous has raised global public awareness of the Church of Scientology's scams and scandals over the last twelve months.

Highlights from the last twelve months include:

1) Court rejects Clearwater injunction in early March… Continue

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Former Scientologist in Winnipeg, Canada extending congratulations

Just found your site. It's excellent ! As a former scientologist of Irish descent, I am very pleased that you're getting rid of Scientology in Dublin. I have a niece from Poland permanently living in Dublin with her husband and daughter and I certainly don't want to have to come to Dublin to pull them out of Scientology. I would if I had to ! Someday I'll return to Ireland, but that'll be for the fun of retirement. And maybe lay a fart at the grave of Scientology. LOL, from Winnipeg

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12 months in, Anonymous' Project Chanology is still alive

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DUBLIN, Ireland - January 17th 2009 - The collective known as Anonymous will stage its 12th monthly protest against the 'Church' of Scientology this Saturday.

This will complete a full year of internet-driven demonstrations stemming from Scientology's attempts at censorship in January 2008. Following this shameful debacle, the "Project Chanology" movement was born. February 2008 then ushered in the start of an ongoing series of non-violent protests by… Continue

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Daily Mail Jan 10th, 2009

As he struggles to come to terms with the sudden and terrible death of his only son, John Travolta is no doubt grateful for the all-enveloping support of his fellow Scientologists.

Losing a child is an unbearable prospect for any parent. Having to cope with such a loss while countless millions around the globe gawp at your suffering is beyond comprehension.

When you are a Scientologist, however,… Continue

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The People - 4th Jan 2009

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Sunday World 7th December 2008

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"Scientologists Nobble Irish Publisher of Tell-all Book" - The Sunday Times

The Complex, a book by John Duignan about his time in the Church of Scientology, is no longer available from Amazon.co.uk. The author claims that Scientology have targeted the website, although he rejects suggestions that actor Tom Cruise, the controversial church's best-known member, was directly responsible. "This is a tactic that has worked for Scientology before," Duignan told Newstalk, and he revealed that the book's Irish publishers, Merlin, received a solicitor's… Continue

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Amazon pulls Irish Scientology book- Sunday Tribune, Nov 16th

Amazon.co.uk has pulled an Irish book on the Church of Scientology after receiving a legal letter from the organisation.

Customers who ordered a copy of The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology have received correspondence from the UK-based website informing them the book is no longer available and they will be not be charged.

The move has not come as a surprise to industry insiders as the Scientology movement is renowned for being… Continue

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Church of Scientology Prevents Sale of Critic's Book in the UK

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LONDON — 15/11/08 — British bookstores, and the British arm of the online retail site Amazon, have been forced to pull the sale of a new book critical of the Church of Scientology "for legal reasons", according to an email sent by Amazon to customers who have ordered the book. A new exposé by former Irish Scientologist, John Duignan, titled “The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology” (ISBN# 1903582848) has recently been… Continue

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Sunday World November 9th, 2008

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Sunday World, November 2nd 2008

Epic four page spread in the SW today:

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Hubbard Church Lashed - Sunday Mirror, Nov 2, 2008

EX-Scientologist John Duignan has hit out at the religion, claiming actor Tom Cruise was freely allowed to have a child out of wedlock, but sex is banned outside marriage for ordinary members.

In his book, titled In The Complex, he claims the Church, invented by former science fiction author L Ron Hubbard, regularly orders women to have abortions .

And he claims most members are banned from eye contact with more famous members.

John, who was a member for 22… Continue

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