O’Shea’s Irish Bar on Sukhumvit Soi 33/1 will be following in the footsteps of its neighbour The Royal Oak down the street which opened last Thursday with news it will be back in business from Monday 15th June.

With the curfew lifted from the Monday the bar will be open at 9am for breakfast through until midnight, which will let football fans catch a couple of live games from the English Premiership and some of that Rugby Union carry on.

My last visit to O’Shea’s was on St Paddys Day – the last night bars were open before the shutdown – and you can bet your left leg it will be the first I return to.

And yes, I’ll be scoffing Guinness stew and washing it down with a pint of water.