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The best albums of June 2025

Turnstile, Loyle Carner, Lil Simz, Junk Drawer, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Kean Kavanagh and more An overview of my recommended albums for listening from the month of June. As ever, I’m always…

Thursday, July 3, 2025

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Podcast: The best music of June with Eoin Murray (Anois Os Ard)

Thursday, July 3, 2025

byNiall Byrne

The Star Bar has ceased operating as a music venue after less than 6 months

Thursday, July 3, 2025

byNiall Byrne

The best songs of June

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The Prodigy – Music For the Jilted Generation is our listening party album The Big Romance this July

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The inescapable politics of Glastonbury 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Scratch pull out of Radar Festival in solidarity with Bob Vylan

Friday, July 4, 2025

BP Fallon documentary to air at Galway Film Fleadh

Friday, July 4, 2025

The best gigs & club nights in Limerick this weekend

Friday, July 4, 2025

Final Frontier: House of Hibernia and Sleepover Club announce independent Dublin festival

Friday, July 4, 2025

New Albums & Releases out today: Kae Tempest, Merpire, Rival Consoles, Laurie Shaw and more

Friday, July 4, 2025

The best albums of June 2025

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Podcast: The best music of June with Eoin Murray (Anois Os Ard)

Thursday, July 3, 2025

The Star Bar has ceased operating as a music venue after less than 6 months

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Optimo’s JD Twitch has an untreatable brain tumour

Thursday, July 3, 2025

The best songs of June

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The Prodigy – Music For the Jilted Generation is our listening party album The Big Romance this July

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Saltwater Festival for Bundoran this September with Gerd Janson, Elkka, KINK & more

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Best New Music

The best new Irish songs this week: Poor Creature, Jehnova, IB Rebel and more

6 new tracks in Irish music highlighted, and playlist additions.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Nightmares Of Wax, Nourished By Time, Loyle Carner, Clipse, Spray, Spriitzz.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

The best new Irish songs this week: Katie Phelan, MOIO, GNS, Polytunnel, Long Island Sound & more

The new tracks in Irish music highlighted, and playlist additions.

Thursday, June 19, 2025

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Iona Zajac, Talos, Ólafur Arnalds, Sandrayati, April, Ahmed, With Love.; Lil Skag, Annahstasia, Obongjayar

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Efa O’Neill curates electronic and experimental music compilation Place: Ireland

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The inescapable politics of Glastonbury 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Lucy Dacus plays Iveagh Gardens this week // Dublin Gig Guide

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – July 1st to 6th

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Throwing Shapes: Gareth Quinn Redmond, Méabh McKenna and RF Chaney start new project

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Common Threads announce lineup for Burren festival

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Soda Blonde announce Dublin show and vinyl EP release

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Vatican Jail - Press Shot - © Conor Blaides

Vaticanjail – ‘Miel’

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Wet Leg for Dublin show

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

For Those I Love announce new album and Irish tour Carving The Stone

Monday, June 30, 2025

Kneecap added to Electric Picnic

Monday, June 30, 2025

TURNSTILE at Primavera 2025 (Gisela Jané)

Turnstile announced for Dublin gig

Monday, June 30, 2025

The Nee-Naw: Dublin launches new late-night safe space in the city centre

Monday, June 30, 2025

Nialler9 Podcast

Podcast: The best music of June with Eoin Murray (Anois Os Ard)

Thursday, July 3, 2025

The best music of May with Bekah Molony (Podcast)

Sunday, June 8, 2025

Palestine, Kneecap and why artists are boycotting music festivals (Podcast)

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Revisiting: Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city (Podcast)

Friday, May 23, 2025

Going to the Island with Open Ear Festival [Nialler9 Podcast]

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Our best of April’s albums and songs [Nialler9 Podcast]

Friday, May 2, 2025

Róisín El Cherif is singing for Palestine and Ireland (Nialler9 Podcast)

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Why J Dilla was such an influential producer (Nialler9 Podcast)

Thursday, April 17, 2025

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New Music and News

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Friday, June 27, 2025

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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Sprints announce new album All That Is Over, new video and EU/ UK live shows

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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Monday, June 23, 2025

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Monday, June 23, 2025

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Monday, June 23, 2025

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Friday, June 20, 2025

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Friday, June 20, 2025

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Free music production workshops aimed at women & gender minorities for London, Berlin, Amsterdam and Dublin this July

Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

RÓIS soundtracks the Armagh planetarium dome show with screenings from this weekend

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Outside The Box festival lineup of indie and rock for Galway and Cork

Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Say She She for Dublin Academy show

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The best albums of June 2025

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