Yes, Patricia owns the site.
You know, the way I look at this is that it's a business run solely in the adult sector. Because of this, everyone is anonymous (as well as it being internet based) and this again throws speculation because nobody knows who is who and what is what. This topic is raised over and over again and there's allegations and reports, etc. but from an outsider that has come into the company 9 months ago, I've never seen any activity of a seedy and illegal nature.
It is no secret that we are here to make money... it's a business after all
Why do you think escorts advertise here? To make money, naturally. People post on other sites, speculate about what we do, etc. but to be honest, despite the fact that this is a business and we are here to make money (as you would expect a business to do), we do care about escorts and go to many lengths to ensure that we can look after them as best we can; much time (AND MONEY) is invested in doing this for their safety and well being. These are things that are not seen publicly.
There is always going to be people out there that take the path of posting things to try and discredit the site and this has been going on for years (I've read through so many threads so I know). As I personally know the employers of the company, I know there is nothing shady and I am proud to work for Escort-Ireland.com