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Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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Want to be a music writer? Apply to this music criticism course from Maynooth University

Maynooth University is putting on a 12-week course called Writing About Music – Criticism, Journalism & Professional Development…

New Irish music releases you may have missed from December

ELLLL, Jehnova, Leo Miyagee, Polytunnel, Mel Keane and more. Returning from the end of year…

Sprints
Choice Music Prize announce Irish Breakthrough Artists nominees

The category announcements keep coming as the Choice reveals its third category of the week…

Give Us The Night share 40-point proposal on nightlife for the next government

Nightlife advocacy group Give Us The Night have reiterated a 40-point that the new Irish…

Choice Music Prize announce Artist Of The Year nominees

After yesterday’s main Irish album of the year prize revealed its ten albums up for…

gig Guide
The best gigs & club nights in Dublin city this week

Gig Guide Highlights: Buffalo Nichols, Molly O’Mahony, Max Cooper, First Fortnight, Skinner, Whelan’s Ones To Watch, Todd Terry, Kelly-Anne Byrne, milk., Slither, Cultúr with Sun Mashene, Telekur and more.

Curtisy. Photo: Orla Neiland.
Choice Music Prize 2024 – here are the 10 nominated Irish albums

The 10 nominees for the 20th RTÉ Choice Music Prize were announced today on RTÉ…

For Those I Love’s favourite songs of 2024

David Balfe is the creator of my favourite Irish release of 2021 for the For Those I Love album…

Dwayne Woods’ favourite songs of 2024

Dwayne Woods is a Publicist and Artist Manager at Butter Wouldn’t Melt. Currently, Dwayne is…

Watch a moving tribute to Talos performed by his friends and family on the Tommy Tiernan show

including Ólafur Arnalds, Dermot Kennedy, Niamh Regan, Ye Vagabonds and more on the Tommy Tiernan…

The Nialler9 Podcast Awards of 2024

Our final podcast of the year is the fifth annual Nialler9 Podcast Awards. Niall and…

The 100 best Irish songs of 2024

Save the Nialler9 100 songs of 2024 playlist on Spotify. Youtube version 100. Virgins s…

Graham Dolan’s favourite songs of 2024

Graham plays hip-hop tunes every second Friday in the Workmans at Exit Music. You can…

The 50 best albums of 2024

My annual list of my favourite albums of year from 50 to 1. Previous years:…

Rory Sweeney’s favourite songs of 2024

Rory Sweeney is a Dublin producer, DJ and sound artist who is one-third of the Irish/US…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin: Christmas and New Year’s Eve edition

Gig Guide Highlights: The Mary Wallopers, Damien Dempsey, Morgana, Ailbhe Reddy, Obskur, Soda Blonde, Lumo Club, Bella Festa, Bell X1, One Leg One Eye, Tender, Honeypot, Trá Pháidín, Bricknasty, Kean Kavanagh, Krystal Klear, Shee, Indie Sleaze NYE, NYF Dublin.

Kelly-Anne Byrne’s favourite songs of 2024

Kelly-Anne Byrne is a soul and disco-loving DJ queen whose you can finding DJing around…

The 100 best songs of 2024: 50 to 1

Save the Nialler9 100 songs of 2024 playlist on Spotify. Youtube version The 100 best…

Filmore!’s favourite songs of 2024

Max Zanga aka Filmore! dropped his 2024 EP Idle Death Gamble features pop punk, 80s…

Rhyzine’s favourite songs of 2024

Rhyzine is a DJ and co-founder of the celebrated party HONEYPOT. Their exhilarating genre-less approach…