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August 22, 2010 11 AT IT AGAIN AT IT AGAIN AT IT AGAIN AT IT AGAIN AT IT AGAIN She also launched other dubious appeals such as the ‘Blue Ivory Trust’ which was intended to buy her own luxu- ry home from her as a shrine to herself. She kept the money and the house. She also tricked millions of euro out of pensioners around Ireland, claiming the money was desperately needed for a “secret mission to save millions of souls”. Some of those who handed over their life savings later admitted they had been brain- washed into giving Gallagher everything they had. Gallagher tells her supporters that only those who attend her Houses of Prayer or support them financially will get salvation. At the same time as she was raising all this cash, Gallagher was snapping up fab- ulous properties for herself and her fami- ly even though she did not work and had no formal income. We revealed how the fake visionary had lived secretly for years in a magnificent €4m mansion in a private estate in posh Malahide, Co Dublin, next to pop stars and millionaire businessmen. The astonishing home was officially reg- istered in the name of Gallagher’s American fundraiser John Rooney. Fraud We later sensationally revealed that Rooney was a convicted conman who spent time in jail in Texas after admitting taking part in an inter-state fraud which cost his bank employers a whopping $10m. Despite Gallagher’s claims that she had no interest in material things and would happily live in a tent, she also had a fabu- lous home in Newport, Co. Mayo, com- plete with antiques, jewellery and a four poster bed specially imported from Harrods. She bought a stunning €1m three-storey mansion near Ballina for daughter Mary and also gave another house to son Brendan. She also retained half the marital home she owned with estranged husband Paddy. Gallagher’s astonishing millionaire lifestyle was highlighted in the book Immaculate Deception by this reporter, published last year. It revealed how the Co. Mayo woman had begun life in extreme poverty but had changed her lifestyle beyond recognition since opening her House of Prayer in 1993. It told how one former House of Prayer manager quit after just five weeks because he was not allowed to open the mail, which was often filled with cash. Gallagher insisted opening letters was her “only joy”. Immaculate Deception also revealed how Gallagher installed a bank of secret cameras and audio equipment in the House of Prayer to spy on her staff. And it revealed how a group of formerly loyal followers quit when she refused to answer questions about her luxury lifestyle, which included a top of the range 7-series BMW. Revelations Numbers attending the House of Prayer have dropped drastically since the revela- tions. Although Gallagher has always claimed she is a Catholic visionary, the Church has stressed that she has no official recogni- tion “whatsoever”. They have banned Gallagher and her spiritual director Fr Gerard McGinnity from holding Masses or giving Sacraments at the House of Prayer. The local archdiocese has also warned foreign Catholics not to go on pilgrimages there. [email protected] PROBE: Our Jim and book LIFESTYLE: Despite claiming she has no interest in material goods, Christina Gallagher has a hefty property portfolio FLOCK: Followers listen at Gallagher’s House of Prayer in Co. Mayo ON THE CASE: How Sunday World exposed Gallagher’s lucrative ‘religious’ racket
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She also launched other dubiousappeals such as the ‘Blue Ivory Trust’which was intended to buy her own luxu-ry home from her as a shrine to herself.She kept the money and the house.
She also tricked millions of euro out ofpensioners around Ireland, claiming themoney was desperately needed for a“secret mission to save millions of souls”.
Some of those who handed over their lifesavings later admitted they had been brain-washed into giving Gallagher everythingthey had.
Gallagher tells her supporters thatonly those who attend her Houses ofPrayer or support them financially willget salvation.
At the same time as she was raising allthis cash, Gallagher was snapping up fab-ulous properties for herself and her fami-ly even though she did not work and hadno formal income.
We revealed how the fake visionary had
lived secretly for years in a magnificent€4m mansion in a private estate in poshMalahide, Co Dublin, next to pop starsand millionaire businessmen.
The astonishing home was officially reg-istered in the name of Gallagher’sAmerican fundraiser John Rooney.
FraudWe later sensationally revealed that
Rooney was a convicted conman whospent time in jail in Texas after admittingtaking part in an inter-state fraud whichcost his bank employers a whopping$10m.
Despite Gallagher’s claims that she hadno interest in material things and wouldhappily live in a tent, she also had a fabu-lous home in Newport, Co. Mayo, com-plete with antiques, jewellery and a fourposter bed specially imported fromHarrods.
She bought a stunning €1m three-storey
mansion near Ballina for daughter Maryand also gave another house to sonBrendan.
She also retained half the marital homeshe owned with estranged husband Paddy.
Gallagher’s astonishing millionairelifestyle was highlighted in the bookImmaculate Deception by this reporter,published last year.
It revealed how the Co. Mayo woman hadbegun life in extreme poverty but hadchanged her lifestyle beyond recognitionsince opening her House of Prayer in 1993.
It told how one former House of Prayermanager quit after just five weeksbecause he was not allowed to open themail, which was often filled with cash.Gallagher insisted opening letters washer “only joy”.
Immaculate Deception also revealedhow Gallagher installed a bank of secretcameras and audio equipment in theHouse of Prayer to spy on her staff. And it
revealed how a group of formerly loyalfollowers quit when she refused to answerquestions about her luxury lifestyle,which included a top of the range 7-seriesBMW.
RevelationsNumbers attending the House of Prayer
have dropped drastically since the revela-tions.
Although Gallagher has always claimedshe is a Catholic visionary, the Church hasstressed that she has no official recogni-tion “whatsoever”.
They have banned Gallagher and herspiritual director Fr Gerard McGinnityfrom holding Masses or givingSacraments at the House of Prayer.
The local archdiocese has also warnedforeign Catholics not to go on pilgrimagesthere.
[email protected]: Our Jim and book
LIFESTYLE:Despite claiming
she has nointerest in
material goods,Christina
Gallagher has ahefty property
portfolio
FLOCK: Followerslisten at Gallagher’s
House of Prayer in Co.Mayo
ON THE CASE: How Sunday World exposedGallagher’s lucrative ‘religious’ racket
