Warring Scientologists told to ‘be reasonable’

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.

Scientologists Zabrina Collins and Michael O’Donnell have won High Court orders restraining former Scientologists Peter Griffiths and John McGhee from harassing, assaulting, or intimidating them in anti-drugs and other work they do for their church.

Griffiths, of Teeling St, Ballina, Co Mayo, in turn has sued Collins, the daughter of wrongly convicted Donegal publican Frank Shortt, for alleged defamation of character. Ms Collins’s address was given as Parnell Square West, Dublin.