In Irelande, you are building a career; you are getting credit for retirement; and you could move up the corporate ladder. During vacation- come to Thailand and enjoy yourself for a few weeks.
Forget about coming now looking for Thai women. They will always be here and they will always need money for themselves and their families. The problem is- you won't have enough money when it's time to retire. Some bar girls support their parents and their lazy brothers. And maybe a kid given them by a guy who went on to the next girl. Although most not to mention all go to bars for only one thing Says enough I think. They are factory workers but a lot of them are in admin etc.
I have even scored a few engineers, senior managers etc over the years. It is very possible to have three or four on the go. Many work the night shift, some work weekends and get a weekday off. A smartphone will bring you undone. This is important. Also tell them you have contract work which will give you freedom to tell them you are busy and give you an excuse for not answering your dumb phone.
All the factories have a different uniform. You have to be aware that you will stand out like dogs balls being the only farang. Most of the factories are Japanese owned but occasionally you will see a few farangs who work for farang companies.
This is where you want to hunt. Even girls with real jobs in Pattaya, Phuket etc are generally spoiled and know too much about our bad sides. These factory areas have a great nightlife scene as they are full of young people who work and therefore have money to go out.
