Well jake,
Im irish myself. I did the ppl in ireland and went to the states for hours building because, it is much cheaper there. There are loads of pros and cons about doing your training here compared to the states. You could go on all day
If you decide to do all your training in the states and you hope to work in europe, you will need to do a conversion so thats another thought to keep in mind. If you want to pm me ill give you as much information as i can and give you some feedback from the way i've done it