Church takes out injunction against Fortune family

The Echo
12.6.1997

The Church of Scientology has taken out a High Court injunction against the
Fortune family from Gorey, preventing them from going within 10 feet of
their Dublin office. The family staged a protest outside the office at Abbey
Street on Monday last.

Over 40 people from Gorey travelled to the capital for the protest in which
banners were used by the family to highlight their case. They went public
with the story of their son, 24-year old Odhran, late last week. They say
they are disturbed by his sudden disappearance from his job in Courtown
Harbour over a week ago. They subsequently learned he had returned to London
to re-join the Church of Scientology.

The family travelled over there last week in an attempt to meet with him.
Meanwhile the family say they will continue to highlight their case and
focus media attention on the workings of the Church of Scientology. They
intend continuing their protest near the office premises while abiding by
the injunction and invite anyone from the area who is in Dublin to join with
them. They are also circulating a petition which they are asking people to
sign calling on the goverment to investigate the Church of Scientology as is
happening in Germany at present.