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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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100 gecs Irish debut upgraded to Olympia

This show has now been upgraded to 3Olympia Theatre on September 1st 2022. The American…

SoFFT Nights makes a return this Summer with Elaine Mai, Lisa O’Neill, Tolü Makay, Kíla and more

SoFFT Nights is returning to Dunderry Park in Meath this summer, for its first big…

CMAT announces big Dublin, Cork and Belfast gigs

CMAT, who has just released her debut album If My Wife New I’d Be Dead…

The 20 best songs of February

Featuring Big Thief, Perel, Robocobra Quartet, Yenkee, Junior Brother, Junk Drawer, Nilufer Yanya, Boy Harsher & more.

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Choice Music Prize, Gilla Band, Dave, Sam Amidon, Upsammy, Sherelle, Niamh Regan, Ukraine Fundraiser, Tangerine Dream, O’Flynn, Blawan, Yves Tumor.

The 10 best tracks released today

With Robyn, Neneh Cherry, Dev Hynes, J Smith, Confidence Man, Gwenno, Le Boom, Lullahush, Julia-Sophia Mango x Mathman, Dark Disku, Priya Ragu.

Premiere: Bobbi Arlo seeks escape from a toxic relationship in the ‘Parasite’ video

Dublin R&B pop artist Bobbi Arlo dropped ‘Parasite’ a gossamer song that looks in the rear view…

New albums out today: Nilüfer Yanya, CMAT, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

For Those I Love wins the Choice Music Prize for best Irish album 2021

It was a return to normality in Vicar Street last night, as the Irish music…

Kilkenny artists 49th & Main sign deal with Ninja Tune

Kilkenny dance duo 49th & Main had a big rise of late, one of the…

Fontaines D.C. anointed Best Band In The World at NME Awards

The NME Awards took place last night and Irish band Fontaines D.C. won the Best…

Podcast: Our best new music picks of February

It’s Andrea and Niall with our monthly new music recommender episode. We are talking albums from Big Thief (yes…

5 favourite albums from February

Big Thief, Cate Le Bon, ASIWYFA, Black Country New Road, Whozyerman?

New Irish festival Beyond The Pale announced for Glendalough in June with headliners Four Tet, Orbital, Bonobo & more

Beyond The Pale is a brand new festival taking place in Glendalough Estate in Wicklow…

AVA Festival adds Partiboi69, Skin On Skin, Sally C, Piri & Tommy & visual artists to 2022 edition

After announcing its big headliners for AVA this year – including Bicep, Jon Hopkins, Mura…

Limerick artist MuRli drops new The Sky Has Windows EP

After last Friday’s big Denise Chaila show in the Olympia, where Narolane ruled the roost,…

Body & Soul Festival is back with a new outlook and it’s not announcing a lineup

Body & Soul Festival has returned for 2022 with a deliberately different tact than previous…

9 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Winnie Alma, Shobsy, HappyAlone, T-Woc, April, Aimée, Kelly Thornton, Walshy, Aonair.

Another Love Story is hosting a one-day festival in Ballymaloe with Villagers, Anna Mieke, Junior Brother and more

Another Love Story announced over the weekend that they will be hosting one of their…

The 10 best tracks released today

With Rosalía, Mdou Moctar, Niamh Regan, Robocobra Quartet, Nightmares On Wax, Just Mustard, Denzel Curry, Everything Shook, Earthgang, Bobbi Arlo.