[27] Levine described how commune members David and Aideen Cowman had put their baby on a diet without milk, instead receiving "bone meal tablets and halibut oil".
[27] Later that year it was reported a lady who moved to the Templeogue commune and studied Quinn's form of Yoga became disinterested in her children and developed an obsession with the Essenes religion.
[28] Templeogue commune members wrote to the Sunday World saying the article was not fair in what was described as "an avalanche of letters" and were noted that "the similarity of their content is rather remarkable".
A photostat of a letter written by a commune member named Sean Nolan was in circulation and claimed "The classes were unique.
[1] With "Unconscious Attention" you can reach a state where you will be 100 times more aware and you can then "photograph" your goal which you will then achieve effortlessly or install a new mind programme.
[21] In 2012 it was reported that employees of BoyleSports were made to attend compulsory Mindfulness training-courses held by Georgina Dolan, an associate of Quinn.
A circular sent to staff said "When people's minds are occupied by fear, anger, jealousy, blame, conspiracy, suspicion and other negative emotions, their clarity of thought and mental and physical agility is degraded, leading to lower quality of work".
[37][38][39][40] Previously in 2019 Sabras Radio published two podcasts hosted by presenter Pam Sidhu featuring guest Caroline McDonagh, a nutritionist from Ireland, who was described by the Sunday World as a "disciple" of Quinn.
[41][42][43] Another 2019 episode of the Sabras Radio podcast hosted by Sidhu featured Babu Shah who self-identifies as an "EDUCO Seminar Agent".
[9] In 2005 The Sunday Times sent in an undercover reporter to a London invitation-only event where it was revealed Educo, Quinn's life-system, planned to expand in the United Kingdom and also offer its form of hypnotherapy to children.
When the journalist said she was worried about getting into debt the Educogym owner told them some attendees had remortgaged their house to pay the seminar fee.
The owner of the Gym told the reporter how Quinn healed attendees of the seminar, claiming he had "cured people of cancer and all sorts of things.
said the costs of the seminar were at least 12 times that offered within Psychiatric circles, adding half the population would be entitled to free treatment with the Medical card.
Sean Collins, president of the Irish Institute For Counselling and Hypnotherapy, questioned the inflated costs saying world-class trainers in this field charged at least 15 times less.
Professor Casey talked about the conformity experienced in seminar group sessions and how "people might well feel a great sense of emptiness and let down" on their return home.
[54] It was later revealed in 2012 that Sunday World had seen a "military-style intelligence file" on Joe Duffy, paid for by International Natural Energy and produced by Henrima Ltd., "alleging he is a member of religious group 'Opus Dei'".
[55] In 2010 the fees for the Educo Seminar were reportedly dropped by 66% to €6000 in the hope of increasing attendance which had slumped due to negative publicity and as a "face-saving" exercise.
[73] When the 3 March 2011 AGM was postponed at short notice, a group of investors held an emergency meeting where Marriott and McCaffrey spoke.
Quinn claimed a former-member, who was given permission by the Irish High Court to serve a summons by post for a civil-claim against him, and her son had attempted to blackmail him by revealing details of Educo's inner-workings to the press.
[61] It was revealed by Sunday World in 2012 that they had seen a document produced by Henrima Ltd paid for by INE that was a "military-style intelligence file on a number of individuals" including Lalor, McCaffey, Cornec, Joe Duffy, Mike Garde and Nicola Tallant.
Caroline Williams, a Dublin Barrister who had met Quinn in the 1970s at one of this Yoga classes and had attended 4 Educo Seminars, had been paid $904,000 since 2008 by INE.
[64][65] In 2012 Sunday World revealed McCaffrey had been included in an intelligence-report paid for by INE and produced by Henrima Ltd.[55] Mr Justice Bannister described Quinn as "a highly controversial figure both in the Republic of Ireland and further afield.
A letter alleged to invite Quinn to accept a shareholding was described by the judge as a "clumsy forgery" and an "after-the-event concoction written in an unsuccessful attempt to legitimise the allotment".
[64][65] In January 2012 Quinn was compelled by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy of the Irish High Court to give video evidence in a case in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado brought by Cornec who claimed to not be paid fully the amount of $15 million for the sale of shares in INE to Morrice.
Morrice counterclaimed that Cornec broke his contract with a campaign of disparagement against Quinn resulting in the loss of a $100 million investment from Dubai.
[84][85][86] In July 2012 Mr Justice Gerard Hogan ordered Sunday World journalist Nicola Tallant and Dialogue Ireland director Mike Garde to appear in United States District Court for the District of Colorado to give evidence in the case and adjourned for a month to allow them to apply the orders to be set aside.
[10] In February 2014 Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross spoke in the House of Lords about the harassment endured by the team behind the programme, with hourly phone calls with threats of defamation and how after broadcast a libel writ issued was dropped after thousands of licence-fee payer funds were paid preparing a defence.
[95][96] Celebrity clients have included singer Robbie Williams, soprano Cara O'Sullivan, and golfer Darren Clarke.
[12][67][27] Followers are asked by Quinn to kiss his feet; an ex-follower told how members would "jump around, fall off their chairs or flap about on the floor".
[41] In 2010, it was reported that, a former follower, Maire Lalor, sued Quinn in the Irish High Court for alleged sexual assault and fraud.