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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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Narolane’s Denise Chaila, God Knows, MuRli release new EP today featuring Ailbhe Reddy

Narolane, the Shannon label and collective made up of rappers and producers Denise Chaila, MuRli,…

Jenny Greene’s The Rave Cave for December at Vicar Street

Jenny Greene is bringing The Rave Cave out of the home and into a big…

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Aby Coulibaly is back with ‘Weekdays’

Aby Coulibaly returns today with the new song ‘Weekdays’ The Dublin artist whose music works…

Cuban-Irish singer Qbanaa releases debut music video for ‘Truth and Desire’

The debut single from Qbanaa came out a few weeks ago and featured in the Irish tracks…

Ye Vagabonds, Susan O’Neill & Cormac Begley win at RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

The winners of the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards were announced last night at a…

Listen to Self Esteem’s Prioritise Pleasure string acoustic versions

Self Esteem has released five new versions of songs from her hit album Prioritise Pleasure.…

New releases out today: Weyes Blood, Brockhampton, Dermot Kennedy, Anna Mieke & many more

The best new releases out this week.

Biig Piig announces debut mixtape Bubblegum in January

After her sold out shows in Dublin recently, the Irish artist with the Spanish and…

First listen: The Cyclist – ‘Serenity’

This Friday (November 18th), The Cyclist will release a new EP called STP on Belfast-based…

Nialler9 Podcast: Kendrick & Pavement gigs, secondary ticketing & the Grammys

This week’s podcast episode, #193, is mostly about the world of live music. Firstly, Niall…

Overmono feat. St. Panther – ‘Walk Thru Water’

Overmono have released a once-off track featuring the vocals of St. Panther. ‘Walk Thru Water’…

Video premiere: Lauren Ann – ‘Adelaide’

We are fans of the recent Lauren Ann song ‘Adelaide’ featuring it in Irish tracks…

The Murder Capital release ‘Ethel’ – third single & video from new album Gigi’s Recovery

The Dublin rock band The Murder Capital have released the third song from their upcoming…

Night and Day Festival announces return and new venue in Roscommon

Night & Day Festival took place for the first time in Clonalis House this past…

Robocobra Quartet win album of the year at the Northern Ireland Music Prize 2022

The Northern Ireland Music Prize took place last night at Ulster Hall (Wednesday November 16th)…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

With David Keenan, Junior Brother, Kormac, Jack O’Rourke, Dark Tropics, Vernon Jane, Maeve, ROOUE, ZOiD, Inni-K, Shadeemus, Katie Phelan, Zuchley, Archy Moor, Mild.

Shame announced for Dublin show

English post-punk band shame who last played these shores at All Together Now Festival this…

Northern Ireland group Free The Night release Night Time Economy report with 13 key recommendations

Northern Ireland-based nightlife advocacy group Free The Night have launched their first piece of research…

Eurosonic add over 130 acts to the lineup including Ailbhe Reddy, 49th & Main, Offica & more

139 artists were added to the European new music showcase festival ESNS Eurosonic Noorderslag today.…

R&B artist Eliza to play unplugged show in Hen’s Teeth

UK R&B artist Eliza’s recent album A Sky Without Stars is one of our favourites…