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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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Soulwax – ‘Empty Dancefloor’

Soulwax have released a once-off track on their own DeeWee label. ‘Empty Dancefloor’ is naturally,…

Soft Boy Kojaque confronts a hard man bully on ‘Coming Up’

Kojaque dropped a trippy new song and video for ‘Coming Up’ today, which will be…

Young Hearts Run Free’s Yule will go ahead live streamed from The Sugar Club this Saturday

In a normal year, Young Hearts Run Free annual Yule! show would have taken place…

Listen to 14 unreleased songs from David Kitt & his new label as featured on the Shock World Service podcast

As Shock World Service podcast heads towards its 100 episode conclusion, the latest episode is…

The Youth Music Video Competition is seeking aspiring music video makers aged 18 to 23 for entries

The competition returns for a sixth year.

Lisa Hannigan, Æ MAK, Saint Sister, Paul Noonan & many others are making a musical pilgrimage to Doolin for Hibernacle live stream series

Lisa Hannigan, Æ MAK, Saint Sister, Paul Noonan and Brian Mac Glionn (Ye Vagabonds) are…

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…