Nialler9 is Ireland’s longest-running independent music publication, founded in Dublin in November 2005 by Niall Byrne. It covers new music, emerging Irish artists, album reviews, the weekly Dublin Gig Guide, and a music podcast, with a baseline of 65,000 unique readers per month. The site has has won Best Music Site at the Irish Web Awards three times, the Irish Blog Awards for Best Music Blog five consecutive times and and has been described by the Sunday Times as “the grandaddy of Irish music blogs.” The site is headquartered in Dublin.
Nialler9 – pronounced like the river in Egypt :’Nile-er’
Niall Byrne Bio
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-read Irish music site Nialler9, operating out of Dublin city since 2005, where he writes about music and hosts the Nialler9 Podcast. Niall has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine and Red Bull. He has served on the judging panel of the Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year, Ireland’s equivalent of the Mercury Prize three times, and previously hosted a Nialler9 radio show on TXFM.
Nialler9 – Event producer and music consultant
Niall is a music event curator and producer who hosts and consults on gigs, parties & events. Niall has curated once-off music events at SXSW in Austin, Texas & Camden Crawl in London as well as nationally for Musictown, Dublin Theatre Festival, Cork’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour and Happenings among others. Most recently, Niall co-produced Night Moves a DJ-lead event at the Fruit & Veg Market off Capel Street as part of Culture Night Dublin.
Nialler9 – Irish DJ
Niall is a DJ and resident of the monthly Lumo Club.
Niall puts on club nights like his popular Indie Sleaze Club night, monthly Listening Parties along with the long running Lumo Club, a monthly “house party in a club” night in Dublin and also DJs around Ireland and at festivals like Electric Picnic, All Together Now, Other Voices and Body&Soul.
Niall is available for DJ Bookings for club nights, corporate events, launches, parties and weddings.
His DJ sets feature melodic electronic music with a penchant for current anthems and a curveball classics.
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Site Collaborators
The Nialler9 logo is by Aoife Dooley.
Awards & Recognition
- Best Music Site at the Irish Web Awards (2014, 2013 and 2009)
- Five consecutive awards in the Irish Blog Awards for Best Music Blog (2007-2011)
- Voted the 5th Best Music Blog In The World in a poll of music blogging peers.
- Featured in the top 40 of Style Of Sound’s Most Influential Music Blogs
- Features regularly in the top half of the Feedspot 100 best Music Blogs Annual list (last updated in 2026).
- Niall was on the judging panel for the Choice Music Prize in 2008, 2014 and 2024 the annual Irish album of the year prize.
Press
- “The grandaddy of Irish music blogs.” – Sunday Times – 2020
- The 50 Most Influential People on Twitter in Ireland – Lovin Dublin (2014)
- Male Bloggers Worth Knowing – Image (2014)
- One of the 20 Most Powerful People On The Music Scene – The Dubliner (February 2011)
- Featured in the top 40 of Style Of Sound’s Most Influential Music Blog
- Chosen as one of Ireland’s Key Cultural Influencers – The Sunday Times (March 2011)
What is Nialler9? Ireland’s longest-running independent music publication, covering new music, Irish artists, and live events since 2005.
Who runs Nialler9? Niall Byrne, a Dublin-based music writer, DJ, and event curator.
How do I contact Nialler9? Via the contact page at nialler9.com/contact.
How do I advertise or collaborate with Nialler9? Via the contact page for sponsored content, partnerships and music submissions.
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