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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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Two Dublin designers are crowdfunding a coffee table book about Kate Bush

Michael Byrne and Marius Herbert are two Dublin self-employed creatives, who in the absence of…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring new music from Local Boy, Sorbet, Maija Sofia, Awkward Z, David Duffy, Olive On The Beat, Blakkheart, Lemonade Shoelace, Absentee, Susie Blue, Babylamb, Akilo, Sylk, Brian Ring.

Jungle are back with a new album – watch the ‘Keep Moving’ video

Jungle are back with a new single ‘Keep Moving’ and news of an album on…

Soda Blonde announce debut album Small Talk; hear the title song

Dublin band Soda Blonde have announced their debut album Small Talk will be released on…

Saint Sister announce second album Where I Should End and debut ‘Karaoke Song’ video

In their newsletter last night, Saint Sister revealed plans for their second album. It’s called…

365 Days of Darkness: Watch the video highlighting an entire year of closure for Ireland’s live music industry

EPIC Working Group have put together a video narrated and written by Bressie which highlights…

Podcast: For Those I Love – David Balfe on finding hope in grief & friendship

A podcast special interview with David Balfe about his crushing album about love, loss and impermanence.

Dry Cleaning, Wolf Alice, Girl In Red & Metronomy announce Dublin 2022 gigs

With the end of the pandemic in sigght, gigs are being announced again. Here’s some…

Handpicked new tunes: Charlotte Adigéry, Squid, Gruff Rhys, The Go! Team, Fynch, Roman Flügel & more

Friday is release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Podcast: NFTs – WTF? When music, art & cryptocurrency collide

Support Nialler9 on Patreon Artists such as Aphex Twin, Grimes, Kings Of Leon 3LAU, Jacques…

Rascals have released two New Zealand beers & we have mini kegs & vouchers to giveaway

As a long-time Dublin 8 resident I am a big fan of Rascals Brewing Company.…

Denise Chaila joins Clannad on a new version of ‘In A Lifetime’

On St. Patrick’s Day, Clannad released a new version of their 1985 song ‘In A…

M(h)aol rebuke male violence against women on ‘Asking For It’ with all proceeds to Women’s Aid Ireland.

The kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard by a police officer in the UK last…

The best live stream gigs & events happening this St Patrick’s Day week

All times are Irish / GMT. Tuesday March 16th Lumo Club Paddy’s Eve @ Twitch.tv…

Lumo Club is DJing live on Twitch tonight

It’s been over a year since we were last in Tengu together having a boogie…

Listen to Acid Granny’s unique Paddy’s Day radio specials

Acid Granny are a group of artists known for their roving trolley of electronic instruments…

PlayIrish will cease broadcasting on Patrick’s Day

In 2019, the digital music station PlayIrish was launched to showcase Irish music and Irish…

Podcast: How To Win a Grammy

Support Nialler9 on Patreon It’s Grammys week and Niall and Andrea are asking the big…

Watch live sets from Boiler Room Dublin by Silverbacks, Just Mustard, Aby Coulibaly & more

Boiler Room hosted two nights of live performances in Dublin over the last two weeks…