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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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Ireland Music Week announces 50 acts, first round of delegates & will remain online this year

Ireland Music Week has announced the 50 acts to play the showcase festival and music…

20 of Nialler9’s favourite albums from 2021 so far

Further to last week’s podcast chat with myself and Andrea where we picked five albums…

Another Love Story is putting on Love Is A Stranger micro festivals & events at Killyon Manor

Another Love Story put tickets on sale last week for their 2022 festival, but they…

Houseplants channel LCD Soundsystem on curtain-twitching new song ‘Window Pane’

Paul Noonan and Daithí’s Houseplants project has debuted its third track from the forthcoming album…

Summer Of Soul – why you must see the best live music concert film of 2021

Questlove’s uplifting film rescues 1969’s Harlem Cultural Festival from historic obscurity.

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Negro Impacto, Fay’d, The Wha, Somebody’s Child, Carrie Baxter, Rachel Mae Hannon, Alan Finan, Modernlove., Cheesmore, Meljoann, Outsider YP, Patrick Saint James.

AVA Festival announce day by day lineup breakdown for outdoor festival, alternative live acts & afterparties

AVA Festival is happening on September 24th and 25th in Belfast’s Boucher Fields and the…

Irish Women In Harmony release new version of A Woman’s Heart classic with Felispeaks, Aimee, Erica Cody & RuthAnne

After raising a significant amount of money with their charity single cover of Cranberries’ ‘Dreams’…

Jape, Soda Blonde, 49th & Main, Lisa Hannigan & more for Set Theatre Kilkenny shows in August

The Set Theatre in Kilkenny has just announced their series of shows entitled Music Sounds…

Podcast: Our favourite albums of 2021 so far

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon On episode 141 of the Nialler9…

New Music Friday Edit: The best new tracks released

New music from James Blake, ATO, Dave, Purple Disco Machine, Emma-Jean Thackray, Sprints, Anika, Percboi 3000, HL:LY, Carlton Doom, Benny Atlas, Shiv,jena Keating,Sylk.

Lisa Hannigan, Iarla O’Lionáird and Aoife Nessa Frances are playing gigs on the steps of Pepper Canister Church

Lisa Hannigan, Iarla O’Lionáird and Aoife Nessa Frances are playing gigs on the steps of…

Here are the nominees for this year’s Mercury Music Prize 2021

The shortlist for the annual Mercury Music Prize 2021 has just been announced on Lauren…

Tipperary’s Bog Bodies beat a bodhrán for a heavy folk song about access to clean water on ‘The Regime’

Bog Bodies is a Tipperary’s “heavy folk” band formed by Irish singer-songwriter Dan Maher, who…

10 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Elephant, Elzzz and Trever, Willzee, Pretty Happy, wtr, Dena Anuk$a, Apollo Monroe, Floor Staff, Cosmic, Arveene, Shamon Cassette, Glen Brady.

English government announce nightclub & crowded venue goers will be required to show a Covid vaccine certificate

Less than 24 hours after nightclubs first opened their doors in England for the first…

Social Unrest Fest, a two-day punk festival is happening at The Grand Social in late August

Social Unrest Fest is a new two-day festival put on by Dublin venue The Grand…

9 new songs to love this week: The Nialler9 Weekly playlist

With tracks from Caroline Polachek, Ra Gerra, Vince Staples, Logic1000, Maston, L’Eclair, Foodman, Lala Lala, Dora Jar, Syd.

POD announce outdoor Meadows Festival at IMMA with Saint Sister, Just Mustard, David Keenan, CMAT, Glasshouse and more

Irish promoters POD have just announced Meadows Festival, a series of events under one banner…