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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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Kojaque shares a tribute to his late father & childhood potential with ‘No Hands’

Kojaque’s new song from his upcoming debut album is a personal one. The song is…

Primavera Sound 2021 edition postponed to 2022

Primavera Sound Barcelona has postponed 2021’s planned edition to June 2022. The news was no…

Two Irish live stream events to watch for International Women’s Day

With International Women’s Day coming up, you celebrate women in music with two events being…

Podcast: A Choice Music Prize panel discussion

Support Nialler9 on Patreon It’s Choice Music Prize week. On Thursday 11 judges will gather…

14 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

New music from Apollo Monroe, Fya Fox, sun.set.ships, Rebecca Locke, Midnight Wayne, Indistinct Chatter, Vale, Padraig Cooney, Bróna Keogh, Aswell, Arthur Valentine, k3lu & more

Handpicked new tunes: AE MAK, Noname, Clark, Tebi Rex, Fears, People Club & more

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

Slowthai for Dublin 2022 show

OK, we can safely assume this is going to happen right? Slowthai has been announced…

Podcast: The legacy of Daft Punk

Support Nialler9 on Patreon On the week, when it emerged that Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and…

Normal People actor & musician Slaney returns with the breezy pop song ‘Chameleon’

 Slaney Power has cultivated a fine line of breezy music that is light in the…

Here are the betting odds on the Choice Music Prize this year

It’s been a good few years since any of the bookmakers listed the Choice Music…

Dubliner Bobbi Arlo is making big swirling R&B pop moves on ‘Feel It’

The 22 year-old Dublin artist Bobbi Arlo has quickly established her vibe with impressive tracks…

5 Daft Punk live sets & DJ mixes that encapsulate the Homework era

After 28 years, The Robots have taken their leave, the an interstellar journey has reached…

Zaska announces second guest-stacked album and €16,000 crowdfunding campaign

Wicklow guitarist, songwriter and bandleader Max Zanga released his debut album It Takes A Village…

Galway’s NewDad are the Irish emerging band to get to know with ‘Slowly’

One of my 40 best new Irish bands of last year, Galway four-piece NewDad are…

5 more Irish music industry organisations pledge to Keychange gender balance initiative

Keychange is a gender balance initiative that focuses on talent development and opening up opportunities…

CMAT reflects on blame and regret in a breakup on ‘I Don’t Really Care For You’

CMAT has released her first single of 2021. ‘I Don’t Really Care For You’ is…

Daft Punk have split up

The French dance duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter will no longer make music…

Longer pub & nightclub hours coming in licensing reforms by Irish government

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has indicated that a reform of alcohol licensing laws is…

Handpicked new tunes: Cadence Weapon, Erol Alkan, Black Bones, Wastefellow, Kaytranada, Ghetts & more

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