Local Labour Party councillor Martina Genockey Community leaders in south-west Dublin have criticised a ‘family fun’ weekend organised for the coming week by a recently established branch of the Church of Scientology in the area.
The ‘dinosaur giant family fun weekend’ takes place in the Church of Scientology’s community centre in Firhouse, and includes several entertainment features aimed at children.
Local Labour Party councillor Martina Genockey said the scientologists have drawn concern among the local community. There has already been several protests outside the centre before and since it was established last year.
“These events they are having are very much aimed at children and families, and a lot of people see it as a way of bringing in people who have nothing to do with the centre. You have to think to yourself, why are they doing this? They are trying to recruit people,” she said, according to the Sunday Times.