Irish American former firefighter’s desperate plea for work

New York firefighters and police deserve a lot better than the way they are being treated!!! they are all heroes in my book!

He is only 54 why shouldnt he have a job ? good luck to you Marty, My Dad worked until this year and he turned 76 in august

"POOR FELLOW" GIVE ME A BREAK> GO VOLUNTEER AT A SOUP KITCHEN OR HOSPITAL WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT!!!

Sorry, but his quotes at the end of the article say it all. He's a BORED retired NYC firefighter living on a fat govt tax free disability pension and he doesnt want to sit around all day. He owns 2 houses & already put his kid through college. How about giving jobs to people who actually need them?

He's a navvy.

Good luck Marty. I am a Murphy and my fathers family is from Castleisland Kerry.Are your people from that area? You look like the spit of my father, Garrett Murphy,who also was a Boston firefighter.Please elt me know .We may be related .I will send my email address to your email.

I'm happy for the guy, but am a little tongue in cheek about it all. Owns two houses, probably a nice disability and medical. his son has a good job ! Might be looking for some other gratification, which is not necessarily a bad thing. For sure, a lot of people passing him at the station are worse off than he is.

Good luck to you Marty. I love seeing people who are go-getters. You have served the NYFD and the people of NYC for years - and deserved your retirement (which I beleive like police officers your can retire after 20 years of service). You especially deserve your retirement after serving during the horrors of 9/11. You went on after retirement to train and become licensed in other professions. You have put your child through college, and shown him how to have a good work ethic. If there is anyone I know that deserves a job it is a hard worker like this. It isn't easy to get by in NY or any city for that matter on just retirement benefits alone. Once again, good luck Marty! I hope Irish Central keeps us up to date on how you are doing and whether you get a job :)!

Free is good - be a volunteer in the community - if not straped for cash, that is, keep on doing what you are doing.

oh please!!!!hes on a tax free disability from nyfd amount about $50,000 a yr!!!!!

He is a retires NYC Firefighter, I bet he receives more money then a lot people that are working.

Good luck Marty! Here we have one of the heroes of 9/11 on the streets looking or a job. Where's Juliani now and Bloomberg? These men should be looked after! No more than returning vets. Great praise for our troops overseas but when they come home NOTHING. Hypocrisy at it's best.

Good Luck, you are in that range (Age 50-60)that has a nasty time finding work,part of the 16 mil.unemployed (in reality about 18.75 mil)

Wish I was in a position to help Marty. Wish you the best of luck and I hope your efforts bear fruit.