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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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Sharon Van Etten and L’Rain for Dublin show

Sharon Van Etten with L’Rain on support is playing a joint Foggy Notions show at…

The 20 best songs of January 2022

Featuring Cate Le Bon, Beach House, Denzel Curry, Soichi Terada, Bill Fay, Boy Harsher, Wet Leg, Ezra Collective, Junk Drawer and more

St Patrick’s Festival programme features Damien Dempsey, Le Boom, Sello, Nealo, Lyra, Soulé, Malaki and more

St. Patrick’s Festival has revealed its programme for 2022 from 16th to 20th March, after…

Collins Barracks will host a series of outdoor shows called Wider Than Pictures this summer

Collins Barracks has become a new outdoor space in which to host gigs after Mother…

The 10 best new tracks released today: Rosalía, Hubbabubbaklubb, JarJarJnr & more

The 10 best new tracks out today – Rosalía, Cate Le Bon, Mitski, Cbakl, The Line, Kae Tempest, JarJarJar, Jehnova, Hubbabubbaklubb, Telephones, Touts.

The story of Andrew Weatherall & an Irish fisherman is now a documentary

A year after the death of Andrew Weatherall at this time last year, RnaG An…

New albums out today: Cate Le Bon, Mitski, Animal Collective, Black Country, New Road & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Nialler9 Podcast: Is it time to quit Spotify?

There’s been a lot of talk in Andrea and Niall‘s circles this week about the ethics of…

Centre Point club relaunches at Button Factory with Avalon Emerson, Romare, Mano Le Tough & more

Centre Point is a club that launched in the brief period between October and December…

Zapho teases 2022 debut album with new song ‘Peoples’

Zapho is an Irish musician who has made a prominent name for herself through the…

Skinner for Dublin headline show

Skinner has announced a headline show at The Workman’s Club on Friday May 20th, courtesy…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide

Highlights: Caribou, Soda Blonde, Bricknasty, Sunil Sharpe, Folamour, Ispíní na hÉireann.

15 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Thumper, Inni-K, Wallis Bird, Walshy, Xkane, Linco, D*mp, Curtisy, Last Apollo, Yesunia, My Tribe Your Tribe, ZASKA, USNA, Jayem, Juggrite, AC-130, EMBY, Tomike, Far Caspian, Naked Lungs.

For The Culture, Ireland’s first Black Irish music festival announces acts to play Fairyhouse Racecourse

For The Culture is Ireland’s first black Irish music festival featuring artists of black and…

For Those I Love is playing a Tolka Park benefit gig

Dave Balfe is an avid Shelbourne FC supporter and the club is pretty central to…

Galway’s Black Gate have a 12-part TG4 music series featuring Sam Amidon, Rachael Lavelle, Mary Wallopers, New Jackson, Seamus Begley, Junior Brother & many more

CUMASC: Seisiúin sa Black Gate is a new 12-part music series that blends a concert…

Longitude Festival announces Tyler, Megan, A$AP Rocky, Doja Cat, Denise Chaila, Dave, Baby Keem & more

Longitude Festival has revealed its big headliners and lineup for 2022’s edition in Marlay Park…

Listen back to the last Totally Irish radio show on 98FM

Last night, John Barker broadcast the last Totally Irish show on Dublin station 98FM. The…

New albums out today: Maverick Sabre, MØ, PinkPantheress, Imarhan, Eels & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Natalya O’Flaherty speaks of a city in crisis on her poem ‘Dublin Disorder’

The Dublin poet Natalya O’Flaherty has an insightful and prescient poem called ‘Dublin Disorder’ that…