The Long Read: Is Scientology’s new drug rehab centre all that it seems?

The controversial church’s Narconon rehabilitation facility is soon to open in the Co Meath village of Ballivor. But misgivings about its true purpose are being aired, with some observers suspecting that it will also function as a recruitment facility for the religion

The new Narconon rehab centre, which the Church of Scientology is to open in Ballivor, Co Meath, will be the first of its kind in Ireland. Picture: Barry Cronin