Foreign loans keep Irish branch of Scientology afloat

Revenues have continued to decline at the Irish branch of the Church of Scientology as it remains deep in the red, figures show.

Membership of the worldwide church — established in 1954 — includes movie stars such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

Interest-free loans from abroad are propping up the Irish branch, which is €686,723 in the red, acc-ording to its latest accounts.