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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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The Kino in Cork is reopening as a nightclub & event space

The Kino is a live event space that closed when venues were shut due to…

Gig and Festival roundup: Forbidden Fruit additions, Night & Day Festival, Mall Grab, Kurt Vile, Æ MAK & more

It’s been a long time since we did a gig roundup. Our last here was…

New albums out now: Beach House, Metronomy, And So I Watch You From Afar, Tame Impala & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Nialler9 Podcast: Big Thief, Beach House and the artistic intention of long albums

It’s a tale of two albums this week. The fifth album from Big Thief (Dragon…

Ugolino are the Dublin live jazz-rap duo you should be paying attention to; hear ‘Three Stripes’

You should really be paying attention to Ugolino, the Dublin duo of lyricist/vocalist, Shane Richardson…

Deaf Joe announces fifth album with the iced reverb of ‘Shadow Work (Come Help Me Sleep)’

Edinburgh-based Waterford artist Deaf Joe is among Ireland’s most interesting musicians operating on the periphery,…

Inhaler are pitching up their biggest gig yet in Fairview Park with Wet Leg and NewDad

An unusual side-effect of the pandemic is not being aware of a band’s trajectory with…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Ye Vagabonds, Big Love, Heart Shaped, Qwerty Mick, Clara Tracey, NTF, Modernlove, Evan Miles, Melts, Nagam, Bog Bodies, Whozyerman?

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: Dry Cleaning, Lumo Club, Out Of Space, A Lazarus Soul, The Altered Hours, Yenkee, KEHLI, Lonelady, HAUSU.

Paddy Hanna – ‘New York Sidewalk’

Irish songwriter Paddy Hanna is back with his first music since his 2020 third album…

Thinking of ditching Spotify? Musician Joel Harkin explores alternative music platforms so you don’t have to

Belfast-based songwriter Joel Harkin wrote to us in response to our alternatives to Spotify podcast,…

Massive Attack announced for Dublin outdoor show

Massive Attack are the latest act to get announced for an outdoor Dublin show this…

There’s an A/V workshop this Saturday at Mend in Harold’s Cross

The popup cultural space Mend in Harold’ Cross is hosting an Audio Visual Workshop this…

Nialler9 Podcast – A visit to Black Gate in Galway

A few weeks ago, Myself and Andrea took a day trip to Galway city to…

The 10 best tracks released today: Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Mix & Fairbanks, Pusha T, Real Lies and more

The 10 best new tracks out today – Caroline Polachek, Julia Jacklin, Mix & Fairbanks, Pusha T, Real Lies, Gaptoof, Illiterate, India Jordan, Fred Again,Jordan Rakei, Absentee, Alt-J.

New albums out today: Big Thief, alt-J, Fort Romeau, No Monster Club, Inni-K & more

The best new albums and EPs this week.

Really Good Time have a stalker who just wants to play maracas for the band in the ‘Best Medicine’ video

Really Good Time is a new band featuring members of Beach / Fat Pablo and…

Pillow Queens share new song ‘Hearts & Minds’ and album pre-order

After announcing their second album Leave The Light On and sharing a new song ‘Be…

First Listen: Inni-K’s contemporary sean-nós album Iníon

Every few years Eithne Ní Chatháin releases an album that shows a songwriter keen to…

Watch Little Simz perform ‘Introvert’ / ‘Woman’ live at the Brits

Yes, the Brits were at it again. And one of the best things to come…