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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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55 Irish musicians & groups have received funds totalling €306,096 from the Music Capital Scheme

In March, we shared the news that The Music Capital Scheme had a €335,500 fund…

New RTÉ music show The Main Stage launches Friday night with Villagers, Lyra, Rejjie Snow, Cormac Begley & more

A new music show starts on RTÉ One this Friday July 1st for the next…

Daphni announces new album Cherry; hear new song ‘Cloudy’

Caribou’s Dan Snaith has announced a new album under his Daphni alias, the first from…

Nialler9 Podcast: Our favourite music of June

It’s monthly music recommender time.  Andrea and Niall are here with the songs and albums that have…

All Together Now add final acts & reveal stage breakdown

All Together Now have added the final acts for the festival and shared the stage-by-stage…

Celtronic electronic festival runs all week in Derry city with Henrik Schwarz, Luke Una, Surgeon, Skee Mask, Paula Temple & more

Celtronic Festival in Derry has returned after two years away. The electronic festival kicked off…

Soda Blonde for Vicar Street December show

Soda Blonde have announced for a big Dublin show at Vicar Street this December 9th.…

The 20 best songs of June

Nialler9’s favourite songs of June 2022, all in one place. See the Spotify playlist at…

Laurent Garnier documentary Off the Record is showing in select Irish cinemas in July

Laurent Garnier: Off the Record is a new documentary about the iconic French electronic music…

Pusha T announced for Dublin show

Big news for fans of cocaine rap and great rappers, Pusha T is coming to…

Bicep release festival live favourite ‘Meli (II)’

Fresh from Glasto, Forbidden Fruit and Primavera Sound on the festival trail, Bicep have released…

15 great moments to watch from Glastonbury 2022

There are two Glastonburys when the festival takes place every year. The first is based…

14 great new Irish songs you should hear today

Featuring Anna Mullarkey, Viscose, The Barbiturates, Ria Rua, Boyfrens, Driven Snow, Grave Goods, DBA Clique, Zach James Douglas, Honas, Daire Heffernan, Brian Ring, Helen Murray, Arthur Valentine, Sean Carpio.

The best gigs and club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Fontaines D.C., Longitude Festival, Beck, HAIM, Einstürzende Neubauten, Diana Ross, Chic, Olivia Rodrigo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Vincent McMorrow…

Irish alt-folk artist Anna Mieke enlists Rozi Plain & pals on new single ‘Twin’

Anna Mieke is the Wicklow songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is looking ahead to the release of…

Watch Denise Chaila perform ‘Anseo’ on BBC Glasto coverage

As we know from last week’s list of Irish acts, Denise Chaila was one of…

Aldous Harding announced for Dublin show this August

Aldous Harding fans had a long wait for her show at the National Concert Hall…

German happy hardcore rave band Scooter announce Dublin 3Arena show

German rave band Scooter have announced their return to Ireland with a 3Arena show on…

Nialler9 Podcast: Primavera Sound, Body & Soul Festival & the resurgence of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’

 It’s been a few weeks since Andrea and Niall were able to pod because of holidays, festivals…

The 10 best tracks released today

With Gorillaz, Thundercat, Mura Masa, Zaska, J Smith, Alela Diane, Empress Of, I.Jordan, Stevie Appleby, Automatic, Gabe Gurnsey, Hot Chip, Sworn Virgins, Shygirl, Channel Tres