Patrick Whelan

Age: 59

Place of birth: Dublin

Where you live: Washington, D.C.

Name of Company you work for: New Irish Bars.

City you work in: Washington, Philadelphia, Virginia.

Profession: Lawyer, bar & restaurant owner.

Why I chose this career: Enabled me to work for myself in an exciting and people oriented industry and provided a real contrast with my legal work.

Status: Married.

Family: Wife Regina, children Maria, Hannah, Vincent, Claire.

The proudest moment of my career: A good review, a happy customer, opening a new bar – there are many….

Biography: Irish solicitor. Now a barrister. Opened The Bards in Philadelphia in 1994, O’Faolains in suburban Washington in 2004, and James Hoban’s in Washington D.C. in 2007.