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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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modernlove sign to Akira Records; release EP & announce Dublin gig

The Drogheda four-piece band modernlove (small caps when you spell the band name) have announced…

Here’s what one of the first outdoor gigs to take place in Northern Ireland looked like

Stendhal Festival hosted one of the first concerts back in over 15 months in Northern…

This Irish drill rapper did a remix of Leaving Cert poem An Spailpín Fánach

Well, this is class. Get your Irish Paper 2s at the ready. Fay’d is a…

The Weather Station for Dublin & Belfast shows

Tamara Lindeman aka The Weather Station’s album Ignorance is one that has chimed with many,…

Celaviedmai needs a ‘Heal’

Celaviedmai dropped a new song on Bank Holiday Monday. ‘Heal’ is a song with a…

Post-punk new-wave trio Molchat Doma for debut Irish show

The Post-punk new-wave trio Molchat Doma from Belarus will play their debut Irish show in…

Big Thief for Dublin show in 2022

Big Thief have announced a Dublin show next year as part of their European and…

New Music Friday Edit: The best new tracks released today

New music from Jessie Ware, Prince, Polo & Pan, Channel Tres, Wolf Alice, LUMP, Jordan Nocturne, Soda Blonde, Elaine Mai, Ailbhe Reddy, Joshua Burnside & Laura Quirke, Darkside, NNIC, Kelsey Lu, Actress, Nerves.

Telefís is a new project from Microdisney and Fatima Mansions’ Cathal Coughlan & Jacknife Lee; Watch the video with manipulated RTÉ personalities

Cork musician Cathal Coughlan of Microdisney and Fatima Mansions only just released a solo album…

The Mary Wallopers for big Dublin December show

Hon the town! Ahhhh glory hallelujah! Dundalk folk trio The Mary Wallopers have announced their…

Jam Park venue announces immediate closure

It was over before it even really got started. When it was announced that Bodytonic…

Podcast: The music that got us through May

Black Midi, Arooj Aftab, Torres, Sharon Van Etten & Burial included.

The 25 best songs of May 2021

The best songs of May 2021.

MEBAS €14m fund for musicians, backstage crew, production, DJs and more announced

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has given…

Tame Impala, Gorillaz, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Beck and Pavement for Primavera Sound NOS Porto 2022

Primavera Sound have announced the lineup for the Porto edition of the festival which coincides…

Primavera Pro’s programme today features performances from CMAT, Denise Chaila, Luz & more

Primavera Pro, the conference and showcase wing of the festival has kicked off today in…

Basic Income pilot scheme for artists among measures announced for arts and events industry today

The Irish government launched the National Economic Recovery Plan today which includes cuts to the…

Tickets for the Iveagh Gardens pilot gig featuring James Vincent McMorrow and Sorcha Richardson will go on sale this Thursday

As announced last week, pilot events will take place ahead of the reopening of live…

Monjola & Aby Coulibaly collaborate on ‘where u at’

Two of the breakthrough Irish artists of the last year or so, Dublin-based modern R&B…