The Taoiseach said there is a genuine concern around the Church of Scientology in this country and the fact that it may be a cult.

A South Dublin county councillor has expressed concern over the Church of Scientology hosting public events in the community.

The Head of Scientology will visit Dublin tomorrow to open a new centre for the religion.

A Dublin Councillor has said that a community centre believed to have been purchased by the Church of Scientology should have been used for a new school.

The Irish Church of Scientology has returned to profit as its directors state that they intend to increase current trading levels.

Zabrina Collins was ordered by a judge to pay €5,000 damages for a “vitriolic and personalised” attack on the character of a Mayo man who opposes the beliefs and teachings of the Church of Scientology of which she is a leading member.

Auditors for the loss-making Irish Church of Scientology have raised concerns over the viability of the company behind the church here.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Leah Remini was asked by the Church of Scientology to invite Jennifer Lopez to Tom Cruise's wedding.

John Travolta has declared he will not be watching a new documentary about the Church of Scientology.

Refusing to pay Irish Water bills will be pursued through the courts and have the debt removed from payslips, Jan O’Sullivan has said she will not “completely capitulate” on plans for Junior Cert reform, Cork GAA have denied money for the Páirc Uí Chaoimh redevelopment has been withheld and Garth Brooks could be coming back to Ireland. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com.

Gerard Ryan of the Church of Scientology’s Mission of Dublin makes so many factual errors in his letter ( Letters, February 4) denouncing me. He writes: “Mr Sweeney’s false claims were put to the Supreme Court in the UK in 2013.” Not true.

Allegations of intimidation and counter-proceedings of alleged defamation involving existing and former members of the Church of Scientology were yesterday linked for a single hearing by a judge.

A judge has warned warring members and former members of the Church of Scientology to “sit down and be reasonable” with each other if they want to avoid a massive legal costs bill.

Nicole Kidman's son wants to work with Keith Urban.

A daughter of Frank Shortt, the Donegal publican who received €4.5m for a miscarriage of justice, claims she is being harassed by two former Scientologists.

Despite being a loose grouping, Anonymous is concerned about its actions, says Winston Ross

I read Brian Daniels’ letter (‘Psychiatry doesn’t deserve its status’ on Tuesday).

Tom Cruise was asked to leave a seminary after being caught stealing alcohol.

If art is judged on its ability to provoke debate, then Paul Thomas Anderson makes great art.

They’ve hacked the CIA, the Sun newspaper, the Church of Scientology and a host of other large corporations, sparking a global police crackdown. But who and what are Anonymous? A radical new form of activism – or just bored teenagers? Carole Cadwalladr spoke with some of the ‘hacktivists’ and the experts who tracked them down

The Church of Scientology devised “a top-secret process” of auditioning actresses to play the real-life role of girlfriend for Tom Cruise, according to Vanity Fair.

Welcome to the Church of Scientology’s compound, known as Gold Base — come inside and pledge allegiance for 1bn years (obligatory) and dare to escape this heavily guarded fortress, protected by razor-tipped wire fences, motion sensors, and a bunker.

Katie Holmes has every reason to fear what will happen to her six-year-old daughter Suri if she was to be taught by the Church of Scientology.

Tom Cruise’s lawyer says the actor will file a rival divorce case but he will not reveal where.

Tom Cruise has hired the same lawyer to divorce Katie Holmes that he used when he split from Nicole Kidman in 2001.

The great grandson of the founder of the Church of Scientology will urge Irish people to steer well clear of the controversial religious movement at a conference in Dublin today.

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

A sensitive conference call between FBI and British police’s cybercrime investigators was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, officials and hackers said.

REVENUES have plummeted at the Irish branch of the controversial Church of Scientology, with the church remaining deep in the red here, data shows.

A soon-to-disappear hacker group that sabotaged websites over the past two months denied it was disbanding because of pressure from the FBI or rival cyber saboteurs.

Juliette Lewis claims she was saved by Scientology.

AUSTRALIA’S Senate yesterday overwhelmingly rejected a call for an inquiry into allegations against the Church of Scientology, made by former members who claim to have been abused, harassed or coerced into having abortions.

Golf clubs in hands or not, the children of South Park are ready to take on Tiger Woods.

Actor John Travolta said his faith helped him survive the death of his 16-year-old son, Jett.

JOHN Travolta has flown a jetliner carrying relief supplies into the Haitian capital, along with doctors and ministers from the Church of Scientology.

John Travolta is flying to Haiti with earthquake relief.

Police in Australia have been called in to investigate the Church of Scientology.

A PARIS court yesterday convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more than half a million euro — but stopped short of banning the group as requested by prosecutors.

Katie Holmes has enrolled her daughter in a Catholic school.

John Travolta has denied he has abandoned Scientology.