But it worked out.”After being accepted to a year-long course in data analytics at the University of Limerick (UL) that December, Silva “couldn’t really work nights any more”. Having lived in three parts of the country, Silva feels each represented “different times in my life, different periods”. It was a really different phase of my life. Silva is now happy with the life he has built and plans to stay in Ireland for at least another three years. “From then on, I don’t know, I still have this desire to live in a different country even than Ireland.

Source: The Irish Times February 24, 2026 10:30 UTC