In Kilkenny's favour- some great places to eat, including Campagne, The Bula Bus at Billy Byrnes pub (decent number of craft taps here) and Paris, Texas (try the Beer and Cheese soup). The Wine Centre is a very good off-licence (Beoir badged too). And if you like historic buildings (especially churches, Kilkenny has the most churches per square metre of any city in the world).
Oh, BTW, Billy Byrnes does a very decent breakfast burrito...