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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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Pillow Queens for New Year’s Eve Dublin show

Following the release of new song ‘Brothers’ last week and their recent Women of the…

Villagers drops surprise EP The Sunday Walker

Over the weekend, Conor O’Brien shared some lyric sheets for unreleased songs on Twitter. Those…

Dermot Kennedy for TWO huge outdoor Dublin & Cork gigs

Having already sold out two 3Arena shows coming up in December, the Dermot Kennedy train…

Jesus wept: The inevitable deep dive into Kanye’s Jesus Is King (Podcast)

Andrea and Niall are in a new recording space and Prosecco may have been imbibed.

Announcing Fresh Mode – a new gig series on Thursdays in November at new venue The Well curated by Nialler9

Announcing Fresh Mode, a three-night residency of new and emerging music in a brand new…

Halloween song series: The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

What’s scarier than losing your mind? Nearly 40,000 people in Ireland suffer from Alzheimer’s, a…

Here’s a 100-song Halloween playlist of darkwave, horror and synth tracks

It’s Oíche Shamhna, Halloween tonight as we’ve been sharing some spooky music all day from…

Jacques Greene for Dublin show in Lost Lane

The electronic producer’s Dublin show is presented by Hidden Agenda and Nialler9.

Jay Som reschedules Irish, UK and European tour dates for mental health reasons

Jay Som has reschedules her European and UK tour dates including a date at The…

The Other Voices Music Trail in Dingle is open for artist submissions

Other Voices already announced its 2019 dates for Dingle this year and as part of…

Mother is moving its weekly club to Lost Lane

Mother, Dublin’s finest weekly club for “disco loving gays and their mates” is to move…

Sun Kil Moon for seated Dublin show

Mark Kozelek is bringing his Sun Kil Moon show to Dublin once again next year.…

Lankum break with tradition & Lizzo’s songwriting disputes (Podcast)

Andrea and Niall are in a new recording space and Prosecco may have been imbibed.

Second Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Dublin show added

  Following the release of the much-acclaimed heavyweight album Ghosteen, Nick Cave and The Bad…

Jape escapes his inner critic with the title track from his new “private record” Sentinel

Richie Egan returns. “It is a private record and I hope you can share in this privacy.”

Formerly of Princess, Aoife Nessa Frances cuts a deep orchestral folk path with ‘Blow Up’

Aoife Nessa Frances is a musician and songwriter you may recognise from the band Princess…

Gemma Dunleavy, Elaine Mai, Autre Monde, Sans Chateaux, Sebastian Plano & more for Future Proof gigs

Future Proof is our the much-loved series in association with HomeBeat in association with O’Hara’s…

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds for 3Arena Dublin show

Following the release of the much-acclaimed heavyweight album Ghosteen, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds…

Mango x Mathman team up with Lisa Hannigan & Crash Ensemble on ‘Deep Blue’

An ode to Dublin city and belonging to it despite the hard times.

The present & future of Cork city’s nightlife (Live Podcast)

Featuring Hope Alo (booker with Dali Cork), Jamie Behan ( Techno DJ, Producer & Resident DJ at Bastardo Electrico & Dali) and Senita Appiakorang (Shookrah, Points Of Intersection).