Ortiz-Castillo, a chef, moved from Mexico to Ireland in November 2021. “Many people in Dublin assume that because one is an immigrant and from Mexico that people in my country are just poor or don’t have the opportunities that a European person has. Sometimes I came across people who said nasty things to me.”He says he has only looked for a partner in Ireland to feel less alone. The lecturer told his class that he had moved to Ireland and that if they ever thought of moving over, to get in touch with him. After staying with his old lecturer for a few months, he moved into a place on his own in Dublin.

Source: The Irish Times February 03, 2026 16:30 UTC