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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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Move The Record event will broadcast 2 days of 12-hour streaming broadcasts to support independent record shops

Move The Record is a new initiative by Dana Ruh and KMA60 record store in…

Until Then is a book of photography from Ireland’s dancefloors, festivals and clubs

Photographer Karl Magee has put together a photo book of club culture from parties and…

Sea Sessions announces 2021 early birds on sale this week

Sea Sessions Surf & Music Festival will return to Bundoran in Donegal next summer, and…

Spread – a feminist zine about sex, music and DIY culture launches this Friday & is raising funds for JaJa Studios

Spread is zine that debuted in December at the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland Art Exhibitionas…

The best online live streams happening this week

Highlights: Lumo Club, Other Voices Courage returns, Borders, Mother Club, Bedouine..

DDR kick off a week of Queering the Airwaves radio programming today

Dublin Digital Radio today is kicking off its second annual Queering the Airwaves week of…

Ex Hare Squead singer Jessy Rose returns with solo single ‘Bloom’

The 22-year-old Dubliner singer Jessy Rose made a splash with Dublin R&B trio Hare Squead,…

Other Voices’ Courage series returns this week with Lankum, James Vincent McMorrow & Maija Sofia

Other Voices’ online series Courage is one of the few shining lights to emerge from…

Ireland to allow gatherings up to 50 people indoors & 200 people outdoors from June 29th; 100 people indoors & 500 people outdoors from July 20th

With the Coronavirus restrictions suddenly being rapidly accelerated with the various stages being amalgamated –…

Fly High Society drop EP featuring God Knows, Lethal Dialect, Nealo, SertOne, MuRLi and more

After dropping God Knows’ Who’s Asking EP earlier this year, Fly High Society is back…

44 Irish female artists team up for cover of Cranberries ‘Dreams’ to raise funds for Safe Ireland charity

Last night, a cover featuring 41 Irish female artists covering The Cranberries’ ‘Dreams’ to raise…

14 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from EFÉ, Roisin El Cherif, Tension, Animal Party, KEHLI, Jordan Run, Reggie, Sun Collective, Tebi Rex, & more.

First Listen: IN-IS (Sheridan Tongue) & Ailbhe Reddy collaborate on the neo-classical electronic song ‘Daydream’

When not working as a film and TV composer or producer of late, Sheridan Tongue…

Podcast: The dignified doubt of Phoebe Bridgers

Episode 95 and we review Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher, tell Andrea the news while she’s been on a social media break and discuss songs from Idles, Pillow Queens, Jafaris and NewDad.

First Listen: Somebody’s Child – ‘Hold Me Like You Wanna’

One of Nialler9’s 50 Best New Irish Acts of 2019, Dubliner Somebody’s Child has been…

Listen to this Run The Jewels / Rage Against The Machine mashup mix

You’re probably hammering RTJ4 like us at the moment, seeing as it’s a suitable soundtrack…

Meljoann wages war on corporate bosses on the wonky R&B electronica of ‘O Supervisor’

We love Meljoann’s wonky electronic R&B around these parts, especially as her voice is a…

Here’s what the programme for government says about plans for Irish night-life

With the passing months since the election and the outcome dulled by a worldwide pandemic,…

IDLES’ new album Ultra Mono is “is a big f**k off ox that carries us through the sludge and doubt”; hear ‘Grounds’

IDLES have made their reputation with visceral live shows and vitriolic albums of toxic masculinity-dismantling…

10 great new songs you should hear this week

Featuring tracks from Leon Bridges, Yotam Avni, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Kelsey Lu, Naeem, Darkstar, Mary Lattimore & more.