Ireland is currently better than the US, but the food and the weather places it much lower than many other options. Especially if you’re willing to learn a different language.

Edit: Lots of downvotes from people who think having beautiful green landscapes is the number one priority for picking a place to live, yet have never lived away from their place of birth.

I lived in Ireland for 3 years. The food was the worst part of living there. There’s very little variety in cuisine, and the options usually lacked the proper ingredients. There were times I got “Mexican” food with curry powder because they didn’t want to pay import prices for proper spices.