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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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Recommended albums: The National, Mount Kimbie, Nosaj Thing, Hundred Waters & more

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

Dublin rockers Fontaines D.C. release the thrilling video ‘Hurricane Laughter’

Fontaines burst on the Dublin music scene with a colloquially-driven debut single ‘Liberty Bell’. The…

Belle & Sebastian for two 2018 Vicar Street Dublin shows

After their outdoor Iveagh Gardens show this summer, Belle & Sebastian will be back in…

Inspiring Sounds From A Safe Harbour: reimagining a festival experience

Music festivals as an entity are now so well-established that you’re starting to see cracks…

6 music events to see @ Culture Night in Dublin

The annual Culture Night where buildings, museums, galleries and more open their doors to the…

Hear Wyvern Lingo’s ‘I Love You Sadie’ remixed by Mix & Fairbanks

Wyvern Lingo’s ‘I Love You Sadie’ is the Wicklow trio’s best track thus far, a…

1000 Beasts & Ryan O’Shaughnessy team up for some electronic R&B chill vibes

I introduced 1000 Beasts (and the meta music video), Cian Sweeney’s all-encompassing project that will…

This all-day event celebrates The Clash’s gig at Trinity College in 1977

The 40th anniversary of the Clash playing Trinity College Dublin will be celebrated with an…

Sorcha Richardson debuts ‘Waking Life’; is going on tour with Imelda May

This past weekend, I finally saw Sorcha Richardson play live for the first time after…

Bad Bones returns with the maximalist ‘You’

Electronic A/V musician Sal Stapleton kicked off her Bad Bones project with a series of…

One of the most revered Irish albums of the last 20 years is getting a vinyl release this week

Mic Christopher’s life was over before he had the time to fulfil his full potential.…

First acts announced for Eurosonic 2018 including Sigrid & Soulé

The best European showcase for new artists, Eurosonic, has announced the first 31 bands for…

Dermot Kennedy – ‘Moments Passed’
https://soundcloud.com/dermot-kennedy-777714337/moments-passed

Dubliner Dermot Kennedy made a big big impression with his single from earlier this year…

Antal & Hunee are playing Dublin’s Tengu; here’s how to get access to the first round of tickets

DJ conspirators Hunee & Antal closed out Dekmantel together spectacularly last month (video below), which…

The 25 best gigs & events in Dublin city this week

Tuesday September 19 Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s (€6,9pm) + Siv Jakobsen // Mik Pyro // Allman Brown…

Canalaphonic returns to Rathmines & Portobello next week; here’s the lineup

The Rathmines and Portobello music festival Canalaphonic returns next weekend with a slightly different programme…

Here are the stage times for the Nialler9 Music Trail at Sounds From A Safe Harbour

Sounds From A Safe Harbour is back after its debut in 2015 and there’s a…

Somadrone – ‘The Howling Infinite’ ft. Margie Lewis

Neil O’Connor AKA Somadrone returns to with his sixth album Wellpark Avenue in November after…

Other Voices announce Perfume Genius, Songhoy Blues, Áine Cahill among first names for Dingle

Other Voices returns to Dingle’s St. James Church from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd December…

Metropolis announce new acts: New Jackson, Le Boom, Mango, Mix & Fairbanks, ELLLL …

Adding to the first lineup of acts for Metropolis which includes TLC, Jungle, Richie Hawtin and…