I am entirely shocked and appalled at the ongoing tabloid / media attack on Mrs Christina Gallagher, her spiritual director Fr McGinnity and all associated with Our Lady Queen of Peace, House of Prayer. It is widely known by all who attend or visit Our Lady Queen of Peace, House of Prayer that I am the person responsible for all meetings that have taken place around the country. Not Mrs Gallagher or Father McGinnity. The pilgrims, supporters and group leaders nominated me to coordinate our efforts to respond to the Message of Our Lady which is very important to us all. We have had regular meetings all over Ireland to look at the messages and respond appropriately, be it in setting up prayer groups, organising and training volunteers to assist the many visitors to Our Lady’s house, and putting in place many specific projects. Our Blessed Mother requested of us on July 24th 2003 to provide a shelter for Mrs Gallagher, a message that was known and available in print in the book of the latest messages “RECENT MESSAGES” on page 22 since that time and read out at all the meetings. This shelter was intended to be private and secure, A place where she could enjoy peace and refuge for the remainder of her life.

I was horrified and dismayed to see that a vendetta based on the fundraising element of this work was used throughout 2008 as a means to attack Mrs Gallagher and Fr. McGinnity. This was totally unjust, unfair and unfounded. I am therefore amazed because I was never approached by the media or the anonymous critics used by the media. I was never contacted by the couple who appeared on a current affairs television programme, or any other of the disgruntled people. The first I was aware of such was to read it in a newspaper. This alone convinces me that the tactics used were purely to discredit and damage Mrs Gallagher and her spiritual director.

Of the few disaffected people, (whose identities were immediately obvious to me) - and who were given multiple identities in the media – my greatest disappointment was in not being approached by an elderly couple, who, in their free choice gave a generous donation to the project via myself, at the same time as they gave a similar one to their local church. On a number of occasions they volunteered this information to me. They clearly gave me to know they had financial resources surplus to their own needs for which reason they would frequently share with me such charitable intentions. I had given great support to this couple, and was always available for several years, to assist and advise them in their everyday affairs as and when they chose to contact me --which they frequently did. Yet, they were enticed to lend their cooperation to fabricated media stories, about being “deceived into giving donations and being left penniless”. This was a complete contradiction to their real circumstances which they had been consistently sharing with me. Those who made donations all did so freely and not under any duress. I can verify these facts. It makes me wonder how people, who were and are fully aware that only I had dealt with them, could present a false media picture, suggesting that they were deceived by Mrs Gallagher or Fr. McGinnity. One wonders how these individuals can live with their consciences for allowing such deception be published in their name.