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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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Fontaines D.C Drummer Tom Coll to release vinyl compilation of Irish trad

Tom Coll, the drummer with Fontaines D.C has announced a compilation of Irish traditional music…

Billie Eilish for Dublin & Belfast shows

Billie Eilish has announced her first indoor Dublin date at the 3Arena next summer for…

Podcast: We need to talk about Enya

In the week of her 60th birthday… it’s time to talk about one of Ireland’s most successful musicians… Enya.

Primavera Sound is going to be two weekends in 2022, so you can choose between 2 lineups

And who can blame them? To make up for lost time, Primavera Sound is going…

9 great new songs to love this week

With tracks from Billie Martin, Erika De Casier, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rosalia, Kojaque, Burial, India Jordan, Laura Mvula, Jorja Smith, Moiré, Demigosh.

Malaki embodies an anti-hero alterego on ‘The Riddler’

The Dublin rapper Malaki released his Chrysalis album last year on Bandcamp whcih packaged his…

Sounds From A Safe Harbour and Body & Soul have teamed up for Cork and Dublin sonic walking experiences

Sounds From A Safe Harbour in association with Body & Soul Festivals have teamed up…

Bon Jovi Drive-In concert screenings cancelled on Gardaí advice and unclear guidelines

Last month, I wrote about planned Bon Jovi live concert screenings drive-in style at Leopardstown…

Watch: Bobby Basil and his supersoaking Dutch-Gold crew get in the ‘Jeep’, produced by CLU

After his return with the banger ‘Giddy Up’, Bobby Basil is up on his brag…

‘Paradise’ opens James Vincent McMorrow’s forthcoming album Grapefruit Season

James Vincent McMorrow has been teasing songs from his upcoming fifth album Grapefruit Season ahead…

The 12 year-old Palestinian viral video rapper is mentored by a Cork producer

The Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation is facing an increased warfare that has left 213…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring new music from Offica, Rooue, Fizzy Orange, Dark Tropics, Papa Romeo, Chósta, Whozyerman?, VJ Jackson, Air Jackson, Ṣelu, Celaviedemai, SVEN & IMLÉ.

SENU to launch debut album Jetlag with a Nialler9-hosted live performance of the album this Friday

Over the past year producer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Killeen has been releasing his original music…

Wild Roots aims to put on festival in August using antigen tests with 97% accuracy

The Sligo festival Wild Roots hope to be one of the first festivals back in…

#TheMusicBiz – a new six-part radio documentary kicks off tonight on RTÉ 2FM and features CMAT, JyellowL, Jafaris, Inhaler, Wild Youth, Orla Gartland and many more

The Music Biz is a new six-part radio documentary series that kicks off tonight (Monday…

Just Mustard sign to Partisan, trail concert film & tour dates

The Dundalk five-piece alt-rock band Just Mustard have announced a deal with Partisan Records, meaning…

Podcast: St. Vincent takes us downtown to ’70s New York on Daddy’s Home

Like the podcast? Support Nialler9 on Patreon The sixth album from Annie Clark aka St.…

Big Love & Collective Film’s music video for ‘Lily’ is a “visual representation of human trauma, elation and shadow”

Cian Ó’Maonlaí (lead vocals) and Jack Cody (guitar/vocals) are the Dublin band Big Love, a…