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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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UK music venues will trial a health passport when they reopen

Some music venues in the London and Bristol will utilise a “digital health passport” which…

Sounding the Feminists awards €38,000 to Irish female musicians including Wyvern Lingo, Éna Brennan & more

The National Concert Hall and Sounding the Feminists have announced the winners of Female Commissioning Scheme which…

Watch For Those I Love’s David Balfe talk honestly about love, grief and friendship on The Tommy Tiernan Show

Last week brought a remarkable artful video for For Those I Love’s ‘Birthday/The Pain’ song…

Podcast: #FreeBritney: The Framing Britney Spears Documentary

In the last few years, you’ve probably seen the #freebritney hashtag or heard the word…

Handpicked new tunes: Syd, Leon Vynehall, For Those I Love, Aby Coulibaly, Biig Piig, Rochelle Jordan & more

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

New albums & EPs out today: Slowthai, Django Django, God Is An Astronaut, JPEGMAFIA & more

The best new releases out this week.

7 new songs from Irish artists you should hear this week

New music from Cherym, Matthew Harris, Jay Pryor and Chaya, Brídín, Sam Wickens, Four Nights and LazyRevs.

Watch For Those I Love’s remarkable AI image-modelled music video for ‘Birthday / The Pain’

For Those I Love, Dave Balfe’s project that pays tribute to friends and family has…

Watch: Spotlight – a film about Black Irish creatives including Tolü Makay, Jafaris, JyellowL, Aby Coulibaly, Offica, Felispeaks

 SPOTLIGHT: Éire to the World is a new film that is being premiered tonight that…

Other Voices heading back to Wales with Berwyn, Sinead O’Brien & more

Other Voices is back in Wales next month for a live streamed show from National…

Watch Daithí’s new dance and performance video for ‘An Irish Goodbye’

Last March, the Clare musician Daithí constructed a new track called ‘An Irish Goodbye’ live…

Watch: MuRLi & friends perform in an old abbey in Clare for the latest Chromatic video

Here’s a special entry in Chromatic‘s ongoing live performance videos. Limerick rapper and producer MuRli…

Have you heard the album inspired by the Lidl on Dublin’s Aungier Street?

Lidl Museum of Ancient and Contemporary Art Audio Tour (LMACA) features contributions from artists like Acid Granny, Rob Mirolo, Robbie Kitt, Davy Kehoe and Jennifer Moore (Dreamcycles).

Levis’ in West Cork is presenting a Secret Song festival live stream this Valentine’s weekend

Levis’ Corner House is a lovely little spot in Ballydehob, West Cork who have put…

Nialler9 Radio show – A Madlib selection

In honour of the excellent Four Tet-arranged Madlib album Sound Ancestors, I played just over…

Watch Æ Mak perform ‘I Dance In The Kitchen’ on The Tommy Tiernan Show

Aoife McCann aka Æ Mak were the musical guests on this past week’s Tommy Tiernan…

Caribou releases Suddenly remix album

A year on from the release of Suddenly, Caribou has released a remix package of…

Handpicked new tunes: Benin City, Eomac, Jimi Tenor, Octa Octa, Franki, Doubt, Black Country, New Road & more

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

The Live Venue Collective are streaming gigs from David Kitt, Zen Arcade and Mick Flannery this Saturday

Three of the venues from the Live Venue Collective have bandied together to present three…