Breakfast
Everyday
9am – 12noon
Welcome To
What's on!
Aren’t Blakey ‘The Jazz Messengers Charts’
- April 24, 2025
- 9:00 pm
LINLEY HAMILTON – TRUMPET CATHAL ROCHE – TENOR SAXOPHONE COLM O’HARA – TROMBONE GREG FELTON – PIANO CORMAC O’BRIEN – BASS SHANE O’DONOVAN – DRUMS by drummer Art Blakey in the 1950s as a collective, The Jazz Messengers occupies a special place in the annals of Jazz music in the twentieth century. Notable for fostering the talents of emerging players Blakey enlisted some of the most significant practitioners in the history of the music. Notable examples are Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Woody Shaw, Cedar Walton, and Wynton and Branford Marsalis, to name just a handful. Many of the compositions that these members would pen for the group went on to become some of the most beloved arrangements for Jazz sextet in all of the music. Aren’t Blakey will be performing the original arrangements of many of the most iconic works from the Jazz Messengers book – pieces that overflow with joyful hard bop in a way that is always swingin’.
Billy Byrnes Midweek Movie Night
- April 9, 2025
- 8:00 pm
Every Wednesday Evening on the terrace a screening of our choice of favourite movies. Adm: Free
Tommy Halferty’s Whirlpool Group presents Miles Davis ‘In a Silent Way’
- May 22, 2025
- 9:00 pm
Tommy Halferty – guitar Darragh O Kelly- keys Derek Whyte- Bass Brendan Doherty-drums
Smithereens and The Donny’s
EAT, DRINK, STAY
Situated above a renovated 19th Century townhouse bar and restaurant, popular with locals and visitors alike, Billy Byrnes is a comfortable family-run bed & breakfast just a five minute stroll from the heart of historic Kilkenny city. Billy Byrnes is one of Kilkenny’s most famous public houses, more of a social club than a bar and a popular meeting place for locals young and old with a reputation for good beer, good food and a warm welcome. We like to keep things relaxed and informal, and as one of our guests, you’ll be automatically granted ‘local’ status! Whether you’re looking for a bit of local colour, some top quality live music, or just a quiet corner to read the paper, you’ll find it here.
ANYTIME, ANYDAY
During the day, Billy Byrnes main bar is a big, bright, welcoming space where you can eat breakfast and lunch, check your e-mail, or just meet friends and linger over coffee. At night, the bar fills up with a mixture of locals and visitors, hipsters and sports stars, and to all of them, we serve a wide selection of craft beers and spirits from Kilkenny and further afield. Out the back, there’s a dedicated live music room, and a funky beer garden furnished with rescued sofas and home-made tables, like a beach bar in the middle of the city! There’s even an old double-decker bus, converted to a kitchen, serving tasty street food from around the world and a real wood-fired oven turning out fresh, authentic pizzas.
CHECK OUT THE ROOMS WE HAVE TO OFFER
Food
We love our food, and we pride ourselves in preparing fresh, local and seasonal food whenever possible.
Whether you’re a carnivore, a vegetarian or a vegan, our team can cook up something to tempt you.
