Pumphouse, Kilkenny

Multilingual menus in the window promoting ploughman's platter amongst other hot and cold lunches, invite the multitudes into this big open bar on two levels. The walls are crammed with antique signs and local roadsigns. The upper level, towards the back, features a pool table and darts. The centre piece of this bar is a bright red antique pump, sitting for no apparent reason, in the middle of the floor. The Pumphouse also has a late club upstairs called "Elbow Room", which is open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Traditional music is featured in the main bar during the rest of the week.