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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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No significant jump for arts & culture funding as Budget 2018 falls short of promises

Today, the Irish government revealed the budget for 2018 and reaction from the arts and…

Cloud Castle Lake remain singularly impressive on ‘Twins’

Cloud Castle Lake are a band like few others. If melding intricate arrangements with elements…

The 25 best gigs & events in Dublin city this week

Tuesday Oct 10 Dermot Kennedy @ Button Factory (sold out) His next Dublin gig is headlining…

Elbow & John Grant for 3Arena show

Elbow will play the 3Arena, Dublin on Saturday 24th February 2018 with very special guest…

Here’s my updated Spotify playlist for your Running/Workout

In a bid to encourage myself to run more regularly (it’s been working), I’ve been…

MØ reschedules UK & Irish tour until 2018

MØ’s live dates this month have now been rescheduled to The Olympia Theatre on March…

5 albums to listen to this week: Daphni, Kelela, Four Tet, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Jordan Rakei

With so many releases flying at you, here are recommended vetted listens from Nialler9 for…

New band of the week: WhenYoung – Limerick London pop punk trio

Whenyoung are a new London-based pop punks made up of Irish musicians Aoife Power (Vocals/…

Dermot Kennedy to headline Olympia Theatre show in 2018
https://soundcloud.com/dermot-kennedy-777714337/moments-passed

Dermot Kennedy’s rise at home has been once of 2017’s bubbling success stories. With songs…

Bryan Ferry for Dublin & Belfast shows

The music legend Bryan Ferry has confirmed a date at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Saturday…

The National for 2 Dublin Stadium shows

The National will return to Ireland next June after their triumphant Sounds From A Safe…

Martin Hayes continues his music mastery with new Quartet album

Martin Hayes is an Irish music legend that can there be no doubt. In recent…

The 20 best songs of the last month
https://soundcloud.com/dermot-kennedy-777714337/moments-passed

My favourite songs of the past month – all in one place. Listen on Spotify…

Red Bull Music Academy to return to Metropolis with conversations, stage & afterparties

Metropolis Festival will once again host Red Bull Music Academy for strands of conversations, a…

The Academic made an ingenious live looped video last night that already has 300k plus views

For a video of their latest single ‘Bear Claws’, Mullingar’s The Academic came up with…

Watch Soulwax’s epic video for ‘Is This Binary?’ feat. 3 drummers & a lot of gear

The video for Soulwax’s ‘Is This Binary?’ features 3 drummers (and a temporary 4th), a…

St. Vincent’s ‘Los Ageless’ video takes us to a skin-stretching polychromatic world

St. Vincent has released a music video directed by Willo Perron for ‘Los Ageless’. “How…

Future Proof Season 2 starts next week with Ye Vagabonds, SYLK & Dowry
https://soundcloud.com/dowrymusic/repeal

HomeBeat & Nialler9 in association with O’Hara’s Irish Craft Beers  proudly present the second season of…

The 25 best gigs & events in Dublin city this week

Tuesday Oct 3 The Drums @ Whelan’s (Sold Out) Alt US indie.  Blood Under My Belt…

Rejjie Snow announces European/ UK tour & biggest hometown show yet

Rejjie Snow will play the Olympia Theatre as part of his European and UK tour…