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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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Gorillaz for Dublin 3Arena show

Gorrilaz have announced a show at the 3Arena in Dublin this Summer. The gig will…

Lykke Li to release audiovisual album EYEYE

The Swedish artist Lykke Li has announced her return to with EYEYE, “an immersive audiovisual…

Gig news: Florence & The Machine, Beabadoobee, Bingo Loco XXL, all-ages gigs, Artists Amplify Unicef, Maria Kelly and more

What else has been announced in the past week? In case you missed it in…

New drug-related welfare service at concerts, music festivals in Ireland seeking volunteers

PsyCare Ireland is a new charity set up with a pending charity status aimed at…

10 new Irish tracks you should hear this week

Featuring EFÉ, Stomptown Brass, Zapho, Columbia Mills, Blue Niall, Celaviedmai, It’s Just Cat, Martian Subculture, Carol Keogh, J. Cowhie, Thirty 7.

Album premiere: Irish producer Tanoki brings electronic jazz, trip-hop and Farah Elle together on File New

Paul Mahon is known previously for his work as a visual artist and music as…

New dance festival Emerge announced for Belfast in August featuring Peggy Gou, Disclosure, Eric Prydz & more

Now that AVA Festival has well and truly established itself on the electronic music festival…

Niamh Regan releases new EP In The Meantime, watch the dance video for ‘Late Nights’

Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan has released a new EP called In The Meantime, a four-track…

Skinner takes inspiration from James Chance and ESG on “weird disco” song ‘The Slump’

Skinner is the 24-year-old alt-rock musician whose music has moved from vignettes of a young…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week – March 22nd to 28th

Highlights: Helena Hauff, Future Islands, Sam Fender, Stomptown Brass, I Have A Tribe, Melts, Cooks But We’re Chefs, DEHD, The Staves, Glasshouse, The Chats, A.Smyth.

Watch Pillow Queens perform live on James Corden’s show, in person this time

Pillow Queens performed and were interviewed on James Corden’s US TV show during lockdown last…

The Mother Pride Block Party lineup features Rina Sawayama, Anitta, Peaches, Le Boom, Elaine Mai and more

Mother have announced the return of The Mother Pride Block Party to Collins Barracks on…

The Youth Music Video Competition is now open to filmmakers aged 18 to 23

The competition returns for a sixth year.

Arcade Fire announce new album We is out in May

After dropping their first single, ‘The Lightning I, II,’, since the Everything Now era, Arcade…

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Nile Rodgers & Chic are coming back for a big Dublin show

Is there any better sign that things are finally getting back to normal than the…

Glenn Keating releases live St. Patrick’s Cathedral performance to benefit Ukrainian children with cancer

When not playing with Houseplants live or with Jape or The Redneck Manifesto, Glenn Keating…

Podcast: Why are music festivals still booking male-heavy headliners?

With many of the major Irish music festivals like Electric Picnic having revealed their lineups…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week // St. Patrick’s edition

Highlights: St. Patrick’s Festival, Lumo Club, Richard Fearless, Cate Le Bon, Lucy Dacus, 2ManyDJs, The Mary Wallopers, God Knows x Ulysses, AE MAK, Le Boom, The Weather Station, The Scratch.

11 new Irish tracks you should hear this week

Featuring Sprints, The Scratch, Thumper, Frendan, Problem Patterns, Kubb, A Smyth, Dee Fitz, Zoid, Daire Patel, Melts.

St. Patrick’s Festival: 6 music highlights to see this week

As you can see from this week’s gig guide, there is a lot happening in…