Irene was a reporter for the "Inquiring Eye", researching a story on the Hellfire Club. Fearing that she might uncover something, Donald Pierce ordered Irene to be silenced and sent some Hellfire Club employees after her. Cable came to Irene's rescue and decided that she would be the perfect person to chronicle his adventures.

This lead to Irene traveling with Cable, and meeting his associates (Domino, G.W. Bridge, Blaquesmith and Madelyne Pryor). It was during this time that Irene wrote her first newstory for the Daily Bugle, after getting information on a Black Ops S.H.I.E.L.D. mission in Hell's Kitchen.

When Cable went through his "Messiah" phase and constructed Providence, Irene moved there. Irene currently acts an advisor (and a close friend) to Cable, even putting up with Deadpool.