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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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Watch: Nerves perform live from the unusual Achill Henge structure on Achill Island

Chromatic is a video series capturing musicians in unique places around Ireland. See previous episodes…

The best gigs & clubs nights in Dublin this week

Highlights: It’s reopening weekend? For some (nightclubs?) for others maybe not (live standing gigs?)

The best new tracks released today: Mango x Mathman, Caleb Kunle, Gemma Dunleavy, All We Are, ANZ & more

New music from Mango x Mathman, Caleb Kunle, Gemma Dunleavy, All We Are, ANZ, Self Esteem, Selky, Kayleigh Noble, CLU, Jacques Greene, Jehnova, Enfant Sauvage, Wyvern Lingo, Orion Sun.

Live music is back: Standing gigs to 1500 people & nightclubs at full capacity

After a fraught 72 hours of a rollercoaster news cycle of announcements, anomalies, clarifications and…

10 new Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring Melts, Niamh Regan, Sons Phonetic, Aislinn Logan, The Lost Brothers, Beauty Sleep, Bambie Thug, Taylor Lily, Julia-Maria, Rory Sweeney.

Podcast: Utopia – reimagining a new future after reopening with Una Mullally

This week’s episode is a long form conversation with journalist and writer Una Mullally about…

Yenkee drops great new single ‘Dolly’ on Soft Boy Records

Corkman Graham Cooney aka Yenkee is a reliable maker of fine music. Yenkee’s bright and…

MuRli, Gemma Dunleavy & Boku collaborate on ‘Odyssey’

MuRli is back with a new single on the burgeoning independent Irish label Narolane Records.…

Mass confusion from government as nightclubs allowed but standing gigs not?

It’s clear as mud after today’s government announcement on easing of restrictions, which just further…

Live Blog: Government indicate hospitality and nightclubs restrictions to be lifted

Here’s everything we know in this article: Mass confusion from government as nightclubs allowed but…

BD Festival has rescheduled to April 2022 citing Taoiseach’s comments about reopening

As the entire Irish events industry awaits tomorrow’s new on reopening this Friday October 22nd,…

Junior Brother – ‘Life’s New Haircut’

Kerry singer-songwriter and artist Ronan Kealy aka Junior Brother has shared a new song called…

Bitch Falcon are splitting up with one final show

Sad news today with the announcement that Dublin grunge-rock band Bitch Falcon will call it…

The best new tracks released today: Real Lies, Robyn, Aby Coulibaly, Priya Ragu & Soulwax, Hamilton Leithauser & Kevin Morby & more

New music from PinkPantheress, Robyn, Real Lies, Priya Ragu, Soulwax, Aby Coulibaly, Thumper, Chaya, Kungs, Daniel Avery, Chris Carter, Mr Twin Sister, Hamilton Leithauser & Kevin Morby.

Podcast: PinkPantheress, James Blake & the “new nostalgic”

This week’s Nialler9 podcast with Niall and Andrea, is inspired by the sharp rise of…

Boiler Room is coming to 4 Irish cities for reopening weekends

After streaming live from Belfast’s AVA Festival last month, Boiler Room will be coming back…

Dublin band Sprints share title track about queer alienation from A Modern Job EP

Dublin band Sprints have followed up their recent highlight ‘How Does The Story Go?’ with…

Jon Hopkins shares excerpt from ambient album Music For Psychedelic Therapy

Jon Hopkins has released an extract from the title track from his Music For Psychedelic…