Irishman For Hire

The Underground; Twelve Years Later!

It had been a little more than a year since I had found my birth name and I was personally frustrated with myself at the progress I had made. Life changing events had consumed a lot of my free time, so my opportunities to continue my inquiry had been put on the back burner. I […]

June 9, 2009
2009 Blarney Stone Award

Last year, I decided that at the end of the awards season (The Golden Globes, The Oscars, The Grammy’s, etc.), I am going to give out a single award here at Irishman For Hire called the Blarney Stone Award. The Blarney Stone is a block of bluestone atop the Blarney Castle in Ireland and it […]

March 10, 2009
From My Son

I want to thank everyone who has sent an email or a note over the past two weeks. Your kinds words of support and love at this time in our lives has been a blessing for the whole family. This week, I am turning my site over to my son Joshua. Many of you have […]

July 17, 2008
St. Patrick’s Day Revisited; Twelve Years Later!

It was an overcast and chilly morning. As Stephanie and I waited for the train in Norwalk, CT. on Saturday, March 16, 1996, I felt an unexplainable feeling in my gut. I had had the feeling the week prior when I made this trip with her mother. It was the feeling of trepidation; the uncertainty […]

March 14, 2008
The Blarney Stone Award

I have decided that every year at the end of the awards season (The Golden Globes, The Oscars, The Grammy’s, etc.), I am going to give out a single award here at Irishman For Hire called the Blarney Stone Award. The Blarney Stone is a block of bluestone atop the Blarney Castle in Ireland and […]

March 7, 2008
Cead mile failte romhat! — means “A hundred thousand welcomes!”

Welcome to the Irishman for Hire. In the days, weeks and months to come, these pages will be filled with the stories of life that will be shared for your enjoyment. There will be no rhyme or reason for any of the stories, poems, thoughts or ideas that are shared in this forum. Irishman for […]

January 1, 2008