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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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Bon Iver Dublin date moved to October 2021

The Bon Iver show in Dublin has been rescheduled for the third time.

Idles announced for two Dublin Vicar Street shows

Idles will play two Irish shows at Vicar Street in May 2021.

BAN BAM award open to Irish female and gender-minority composers

The BAN BAM Commission and Development Award is currently open for applications for female composers…

Max Cooper-soundtracked Enda Bowe exhibition now on show at Gallery of Photography Ireland

Love’s Fire Song is an exhibition by photographer Enda Bowe with a sound installation by…

PEOPLE mixtape featuring Aaron & Bryce Dessner, Justin Vernon, Lisa Hannigan, Enda Walsh, Richard Reed Parry & more released

PEOPLE is a collective which orbits around festivals like Cork’s Sounds From A Safe Harbour,…

Radie Peat, Donal Lunny, Anna-Mieke among Irish artists who have created music for primary schools education programme

DabbledooMusic is an online resource for Irish primary schools who also bring real musicians and…

New Albums released this week: Bright Eyes, The Killers, Planting, Girl Friday & more

The best new releases out this week.

Handpicked new tunes: God Knows, Tame Impala, Marie Davidson, TSHA, Phoenix, Alex Gough, Bitch Falcon, Angel Olsen & more

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

Wyvern Lingo release song ‘Brutal Lottery’ in aid of missing children charity

Wyvern Lingo today shared the followup to ‘Don’t Say It’, and it’s a song that…

God Knows gets Mango, Nealo, Skripteh & Rebel Phoenix on the East Coast All-Stars ‘Who’s Asking’ remix; Watch the Dave Tynan video

In February, eminent don of Irish rap, God Knows brought together a cast of rap…

Here are 9 upcoming Irish gigs you can buy tickets for

Maybe like me you’ve been hit with pandemic fatigue pretty hard this week. The normal…

Cork multi-talented artist Blakkheart yearns to join in on ‘Honey Boy’

Blakkheart is a Cork-based female producer who has appeared on these pages in recent times…

Lucy McWilliams releases a confident summery solo debut on single ‘Runaway’ (premiere)

Having impressed immensely with her collaboration with another rising Irish artist Malaki on ‘Fair Play’…

More confusion on live event capacities as restrictions on indoor events stay at 50 & outdoor now at 15

Welcome back to 2020 where things are getting worse for the arts and entertainment sector…

James Vincent McMorrow drops new song co-produced by Kenny Beats & announces 2021 Irish tour

While we don’t exactly know what a gig in 2021 will look like, artists have…

12 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Kojaque, Pillow Queens, Paddy Hanna, Happyalone, Delush, April, Meljoann and more.

Stephen James Smith & Elma Orkestra collaborate on ‘Synonymous with Strength’

Dublin poet Stephen James Smith and Derry musician Elma Orkestra are back collaborating after their…

Nialler9 Podcast: A conversation with Denise Chaila, MuRli and God Knows

Episode 102 of the Nialler9 Podcast and it’s one we’ve been trying to make happen…

Watch Lethal Dialect’s video for ‘K District’

Lethal Dialect’s LD50 Trilogy came to a close with the best album of the Cabra…

Another Love Story to live stream sets from Jape, Anna Mieke, Glasshouse, Rozi Plain, Rachael Lavelle & more from the manor this weekend

Another Love Story was one of the few small festivals that people had pinned there…