good irish bar.

[georgelondon]

my last night in bangkok will be st patricks night. have been to bkk before ,but didnt hit any of the irish bars. any advice on a good one near nana?

[dogblower]

The Dubliner near Soi 22 Sukhumvit (near Washington Square) used to be a pretty good pub. Haven't been there for a couple of years so don't know what its like now but it might be worth a look - I'd be interested in an update if you do make it.

[georgelondon]

yeh i'll keep you updated. 17th is my last night so gonna make it a good one wherever i end up!. thanks for tip .

[The Real Sledge]

There are a couple in Patpong that I know of.

[georgelondon]

Originally Posted by The Real Sledge

There are a couple in Patpong that I know of.

cool. thanx sledge. i'll have a wander im sure i'll find one

[Mav]

Think their is one near Patpong called "The Irish Exchange"....yep here it is

http://www.irishxchange.com/

[georgelondon]

Originally Posted by Mav

Think their is one near Patpong called "The Irish Exchange"....yep here it is

http://www.irishxchange.com/

just looked at the site...looks one for the list! thanx

[Captain]

Originally Posted by Mav

Think their is one near Patpong called "The Irish Exchange"....yep here it is

http://www.irishxchange.com/

Isn't that the Shennanigan's?

[StiofanDerry]

Same owners as Shenanigans in Pattaya.

[Captain]

Originally Posted by StiofanDerry

Same owners as Shenanigans in Pattaya.

I mean there was a bar in Convent road called Shenanigans. Did they change the name?

[StiofanDerry]

Originally Posted by Captain

I mean there was a bar in Convent road called Shenanigans. Did they change the name?

They must have Captain because the menu's in Pattaya still call it Shenanigan's Bangkok but there website and other things are now the Irish Xchange. Still has same owner I think though.

[Talbotman]

IF YOU WALK from nana out to sukhumvit road and turn right walk through the petrol station in the direction of mcdonalds and you pass a bar called BULLYS, i was there last year at st patricks day and they had a big party in there , they have draught guiness and caffreys and good food and some nice looking girls. also there is another bar on sukhumvit soi 8 opposite the entry to lolitas bar dont know the name but it is irish owned and has draught guiness,Not far from the nana i think on soi 6 is a bar called the bangcokney,has nothing but pictures of glasgow celtic all over the walls and again sells guiness and caffreys i watched the celtic Euefa cup final in there in 2003.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by Captain

I mean there was a bar in Convent road called Shenanigans. Did they change the name?

Not sure Captain, you have been going to LOS since 1953 so it may have been .....55555555....l'm only a young fella.

[georgelondon]

Originally Posted by Talbotman

IF YOU WALK from nana out to sukhumvit road and turn right walk through the petrol station in the direction of mcdonalds and you pass a bar called BULLYS, i was there last year at st patricks day and they had a big party in there , they have draught guiness and caffreys and good food and some nice looking girls. also there is another bar on sukhumvit soi 8 opposite the entry to lolitas bar dont know the name but it is irish owned and has draught guiness,Not far from the nana i think on soi 6 is a bar called the bangcokney,has nothing but pictures of glasgow celtic all over the walls and again sells guiness and caffreys i watched the celtic Euefa cup final in there in 2003.

thanx for info. i was in bullys my last trip. had a good laugh in there.

[Schmeen]

Shennanigans in Soi Convent was sold to the owners of the Dubliner and became the irish Xchange.

Boycotted by many Bangkok residents as these bars are owned by the notorious 'Boiler Room' crowd.

Extorted a lot of money from pensioners in Australia as I remember it with a fake shares scam. Run out of Thailand some of them and currently said to be setting up a similar scam in Laos. If I remember correctly one of the gang was a Kiwi who tried to cut a deal with the authorities and ended up murdered.

Anyway, many guys I know in Bangkok will not touch those bars.

The Irish bar out of that loop is the one on the same side of the road as Patpong called O Reilly's.

Of course these pubs are about as Irish as Honolulu Jimmy thought he was!!!!

Who needs an excuse to get drunk in Bangkok?

[Schmeen]

more info

http://www.thaivisa.com/index.php?51...&tt_news=72 2

BANGKOK: -- Bosses of the Brinton Group and other controversial securities trading firms were convicted yesterday in the Bangkok South Criminal Court of operating illegal "boiler rooms" in Thailand.

Seven foreigners, including Irishman John Martin Kealy, were found guilty of running "unlicensed securities businesses [boiler rooms]" - huge investment scams conducted from call centres in Bangkok on people in Australia and other countries across Asia and the Pacific.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint against seven defendants on July 26, 2001.

They were John Kealy, Scott Campbell Fisher, Paul Mary Hickey, Ronan Joseph Murray, Steven Hooper, Jason Garrick Rich and Adrian Robert Wallis.

An SEC statement yesterday said: "The Bangkok South Criminal Court convicted all seven defendants and sentenced each of them to two years jail and a fine of Bt200,000, but the jail term has been suspended."

Kealy and his colleagues were charged with "conducting unlicensed securities businesses (boiler rooms) in Thailand, which is a contravention of Section 90 of the Securities and Exchange Act BE 2535".

"These defendants, claiming that their offices were located in Thailand as well as in many countries, had induced overseas investors, mostly Australians, into making investments in securities of companies in USA and Canada.

"Different names of the Brinton Group, Sigama Capital Management, Lincoln Financial, and e.go trade incorporated, were used."This had not only caused damages to investors but also to the reputation and image of Thailand."

The commission said yesterday's conviction "reflects efficiency of Thailand's criminal justice administration in bringing wrongdoers into justice. Australian authorities have said thousands of investors were conned into sending their savings abroad, mainly to bank accounts in Hong Kong.

Angry investors in the Brinton Group banded together to form an association, which attempted to assist police in Thailand to recover an estimated 300 million Australian dollars (Bt8.4 billion) which people said they had lost.

Kealy - who runs the Dubliner and Irish Exchange pubs in central Bangkok - and his colleagues claimed the Brinton Group lost most of the money in the US stock slump.

A previous attempt to prosecute the Brinton Group heads was dropped by prosecutors, who complained that Thai police had failed to gather sufficient evidence to convict them of "complex and sophisticated" fraud charges.

--The Nation 2004-06-11

SCUMBAGS!!!!

[georgelondon]

Originally Posted by Schmeen

more info

http://www.thaivisa.com/index.php?51...&tt_news=72 2

BANGKOK: -- Bosses of the Brinton Group and other controversial securities trading firms were convicted yesterday in the Bangkok South Criminal Court of operating illegal "boiler rooms" in Thailand.

Seven foreigners, including Irishman John Martin Kealy, were found guilty of running "unlicensed securities businesses [boiler rooms]" - huge investment scams conducted from call centres in Bangkok on people in Australia and other countries across Asia and the Pacific.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint against seven defendants on July 26, 2001.

They were John Kealy, Scott Campbell Fisher, Paul Mary Hickey, Ronan Joseph Murray, Steven Hooper, Jason Garrick Rich and Adrian Robert Wallis.

An SEC statement yesterday said: "The Bangkok South Criminal Court convicted all seven defendants and sentenced each of them to two years jail and a fine of Bt200,000, but the jail term has been suspended."

Kealy and his colleagues were charged with "conducting unlicensed securities businesses (boiler rooms) in Thailand, which is a contravention of Section 90 of the Securities and Exchange Act BE 2535".

"These defendants, claiming that their offices were located in Thailand as well as in many countries, had induced overseas investors, mostly Australians, into making investments in securities of companies in USA and Canada.

"Different names of the Brinton Group, Sigama Capital Management, Lincoln Financial, and e.go trade incorporated, were used."This had not only caused damages to investors but also to the reputation and image of Thailand."

The commission said yesterday's conviction "reflects efficiency of Thailand's criminal justice administration in bringing wrongdoers into justice. Australian authorities have said thousands of investors were conned into sending their savings abroad, mainly to bank accounts in Hong Kong.

Angry investors in the Brinton Group banded together to form an association, which attempted to assist police in Thailand to recover an estimated 300 million Australian dollars (Bt8.4 billion) which people said they had lost.

Kealy - who runs the Dubliner and Irish Exchange pubs in central Bangkok - and his colleagues claimed the Brinton Group lost most of the money in the US stock slump.

A previous attempt to prosecute the Brinton Group heads was dropped by prosecutors, who complained that Thai police had failed to gather sufficient evidence to convict them of "complex and sophisticated" fraud charges.

--The Nation 2004-06-11

SCUMBAGS!!!!

you learn somethin every day!

[dogblower]

I've been offline for a few days and only just saw the articles about the owner of the Dubliner etc. I hereby formally withdraw my recommendation of that establishment and further add that I wouldn't piss on their front door if the place was burning down.