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Any Thai people in Galway

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  • 01-07-2010 1:26pm
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    beagle001
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    Hi,
    Just wandering if Galway has any Thai community in existence where the local Thai meet up for a chat etc.
    The missus is from South East Asia and speaks fluent Thai,she is interested to meet some Thai people staying here as well.
    Cheers for any replys


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    Amhran Nua
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    I know plenty of Thai people in Galway, if she wanted to go into the Thai Garden restaurant beside the Spanish Arch (out the back of Tamarind I think) and just start chatting to the staff, thats a great place to start. Also they do a mean green curry. There is no official community of Thai people in Galway as far as I'm aware, the interest just isn't there for some reason.


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    beagle001
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    Cheers for that,
    Ya we actually have had dinner in the Thai garden a few times and she chats with the staff when we are in.
    The thing is we heard that the Thai community meets in Galway a couple times a year,just not sure how to contact them as in the Thai garden it is one big nice family and they are only some of the Thai`s living in Galway.
    Someone said they hold a Thai/Irish festival in Lucan each year but again no specifics on the dates etc


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    Amhran Nua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,124 ✭✭✭Amhran Nua


    If you have an email address I can forward it on to a few Thai people I know, maybe they might be interested in meeting her. Asking a few of the staff in the TG out for a pint or a coffee is probably your best bet though. Also if you do come across a Thai community group in Galway send me a pm sure, as I'm on the city intercultural forum steering committee and we'd like to get them involved; my own efforts to organise a group thus far haven't been successful, though they are a well connected group.


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    corrigae
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    my thai girlfriend is over for a few months, staying in galway and is always up for meeting with the natives. If your missus is interested in a chat you can forward on your email and they can arrange something.


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