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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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Watch For Those I Love’s debut performance, Pillow Queens, Luz, Peter Broderick & more from Other Voices

+ Pillow Queens, Luz, Peter Broderick & more

SoFFT Nights returns to Dunderry Park with Soda Blonde, Cormac Begley, Maija Sofia and more

After its inaugural weekend out in Dunderry Park, Co. Meath, where SoFFT Nights ran a,…

Watch Dua Lipa’s excellent Tiny Desk Concert

Well, it wasn’t recorded in NPR’s office but Dua Lipa’s Tiny Desk Concert is a…

Watch Sharon Shannon and Denise Chaila play together on The Late Late Show

Denise Chaila and the crew MuRli, God Knows and DJ Replay collaborated with Sharon Shannon…

Loah & Bantum drop Sweet Sorrow EP with Kylie cover & ‘NGLA’ video

Loah and Bantum have released four tracks they have collaborated on together with a special…

Nialler9 Podcast: Our favourite songs of 2020

It’s Listmas! On Episode 115 of the podcast, Niall and Andrea present the first of…

Bandcamp Friday: Some releases to buy today (Irish edition)

Friday December 4th is the final Bandcamp Friday of 2020, which of course means Bandcamp…

Here are the top 10 most watched Irish music videos in Ireland in this year

Earlier this week, Youtube announced the top 10 most popular music videos in Ireland this…

Kneecap share heartbreaking song they were writing about their mothers, before Móglaí Bap’s mam passed away

Trigger warning: This is an absolutely heartbreaking story concerning suicide. Kneecap have shared a new…

Micheál Quinn pays tribute to his encouraging aunt with new song ‘More’

Having played drums with Dermot Kennedy, Meltybrains? and Enemies over the years, Micheál Quinn recently…

DeBarra’s Clonakilty’s live stream series features Niamh Regan, Elaine Malone, Craic Boi Mental, Míde Houlihan, Ten Past Seven & more

The well-known venue DeBarra’s in Clonakilty, West Cork is running a series of streaming gigs…

Thom Yorke, Burial & Four Tet release surprise 12″; Listen

Thom Yorke, Burial and Four Tet have teamed up for a black-label vinyl-only release. The…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear this week

New music from Babylamb, Eiza Murphy, Proper Micro NV, Shadeemus, Slaney, Laoise, 2E, Breezy iDeyGoke, Chaya, GRWL, Delac, Sélu.

Dublin Digital Radio celebrates 4 years on air with a 24 hour A/V live stream on December 12th

Dublin Digital Radio is celebrating four years on air this December 12th with a 24…

MuRli and Kobina team up for new project Ra Gerra; hear ‘Terrified’

The Amsterdam-based Irish producer Kobina and the Limerick rapper MuRli have teamed up for a…

Totally Irish is releasing a 23-track Irish compilation album in aid of MASI this Friday

John Barker’s 98FM radio show Totally Irish, was putting on a series of live Tuesday…

The 25 Best Songs Of The Month

The best songs of November 2020.

Saint Sister and Lisa Hannigan sing together on ‘The Place That I Work’

Saint Sister and Lisa Hannigan have teamed up for a new song from Saint Sister’s…

Paul Mescal, Phoebe Bridgers & Phoebe Waller-Bridge team up for a music video get upstaged by a dog called Charlotte

The breakout star of 2020, Normal People’s Paul Mescal starring in the video for his…

Here are the top 10 most watched music videos in Ireland this year

Youtube release a list of their most watched videos every December, and of interest to…