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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Deacon Blue for Dublin & Belfast greatest hits shows

Deacon Blue, the Scottish pop band known for hits like ‘Real Gone Kid’, ‘Fergus Sings…

The Kooks & Blossoms for Fairview Park Dublin show

The Kooks are the latest announcement for a headline outdoor show at Fairview Park on…

10 great new songs released today

Featuring Fever Ray, Krystal Klear, Kormac, Jafaris, Shygirl, Gena Rose Bruce, Bill Callahan, Prima Queen, Crazy P, The Juan Maclean, Matthew Dear, Channel Tres.

Channel Tres for Dublin show

I’m a big fan of Channel Tres‘ house music with spoken word vocals and funk…

Watch Jape’s Lidar scanner ‘Secret Area’ music video

To mark the release of his new instrumental electronic album 9K HI Vol. 1 today…

New albums out today: Jape, Christine and the Queens, Gold Panda, Bruce Springsteen, David Keenan, Run The Jewels & more

The best new releases out this week.

Bicep – ‘Water’ video by Aoife McArdle

Bicep have released a music video for their recent track ‘Water’ featuring Clara La San,…

Todd Terje for December Dublin show

Norwegian electronic producer, edits master and DJ of note, Todd Terje will be playing Dublin…

Nialler9 Podcast: Jape on electronic music for graveyards & walks

It’s been over four years since we had Richie Egan aka Jape on the Nialler9…

Other Voices add to Music Trail, Banter, IMRO Other Room lineups

The TV show and festival has announced 30 acts for the Dingle Gin Music Trail this year, along with the IMRO Other Room and the return of Banter, Jim Carroll’s series of talks in Foxy John’s.

Mike Smalle, Cathal Coughlan & Jah Wobble – ‘Old Oak Road’

Bring Your Own Hammer is a new project in which historians and composers collaborate to create new and original song cycles based on historical sources.

M(h)aol announce debut album Attachment Styles & share video for ‘Asking For It’

Irish intersectional feminist post-punk band M(h)aol have announced their debut album Attachment Styles will be…

Watch the music video for The Blaze’s new song ‘Dreamer’

The French electronic duo, who are known for the euphoric electronic music and equally beautiful…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

With Beauty Pageant, Thumper, Matt Taylor, New Pagans, Sloucho, Everything Shook, Cursed Murphy, ZASKA, Fay O’Rourke, Saoirse Miller, Jimmy Rouge, Polyglove, Blimp.

Meryl Streek’s 796 album howls in anger at Irish Catholic Church & the Tuam babies scandal

The Dublin artist Meryl Streek viscerally attacks the wrongdoings of the Catholic Church and the…

Ailbhe Reddy announces new album Endless Affair; watch the video for new song ‘Shitshow’

The London-based Irish singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy has been teasing songs from an new record throughout…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – November 8th – 14th

Highlights: Kendrick Lamar, Biig Piig, Pavement, Belle & Sebastian, Really Good Time, Skin On Skin, Eclair Fifi, Yeule, Tara Building 5th Birthday, Tourist, Marie Montexier, Kode 9, O’Flynn, The Scratch, Einstürzende Neubauten.