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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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The best songs of the week

Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist on Spotify. This week’s additions include new songs from…

The Nialler9 TXFM radio show playlist + Mmoths interview

The Nialler9 radio show airs live every Thursday night from 10pm to Midnight on 105.2FM…

Nialler9 presents David Kitt, I Have A Tribe & more for a Musictown gig in the Co-Op, Dublin 8

On Saturday April 16th, I am putting on a gig as part of Musictown, the…

Lisa O’Neill returns with ‘Pothole In The Sky’

The talented Cavan singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill has made a welcome return with news of her…

Mura Masa feat. Bonzai – ‘What If I Go?’

The Guernsey producer Alex Crossan AKA Mura Masa was one of the highlights of the…

Introducing: Pine The Pilcrow – a rising cinematic trio

Pine The Pilcrow are a new band I was only vaguely aware of until Ruby…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – St. Patrick’s Week edition

Email to be in the draw for free entry: Wednesday: Mother with Crazy P, Kelly-Anne Byrne &…

Silences – ‘There’s A Wolf’

Armagh singer-songwriter Conchúr White and his band Silences have been writing songs of growing stature…

The Nialler9 New Irish Music weekly playlist

For the last couple of years, I’ve been compiling an up to date playlist of…

Beastie Boys’ Mike D and Cat Power are on the new song from Cassius

Four years on from the death of MCA, it’s clear, as it should be that…

Chic return for a Cork gig this June

One of the most popular touring bands around, Chic and Nile Rodgers are on their…

Mayo pianist & composer Conor Walsh has passed away

Terribly sad news has reached today that the Mayo musician and composer Conor Walsh passed…

Album of the week: Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.

As a measure of how next level Kendrick Lamar has become in the last two…

Mmoths’ debut Luneworks is the result of nocturnal experimentalism

It’s been an unusually long journey for Jack Colleran from the time he first appeared…

Come On Live Long are back with a neo-soul wonder ‘For The Birds’

It’s been a term of regrouping for Come On Live Long in the past year…

Seal joined Gallant to perform ‘Weight In Gold’ & it is awesome

Yes, Seal. ‘Kiss From A Rose’ Seal (and ‘Killer’), joined rising R&B singer Gallant for…

Listen to the latest Nialler9 TXFM radio show

The Nialler9 radio show airs live every Thursday night from 10pm to Midnight on 105.2FM…

Forbidden Fruit announced new acts for its Saturday lineup

Just under a month ago, Forbidden Fruit announced its first lineup, which included Tame Impala,…

The Mighty Stef call it a day with one final concert

Dublin rock’n’roll band The Mighty Stef are calling time on the project in May after…

Cork’s Chris Power and Gunkel are making some “forward thinking experimental hip-hop”

Cork producer of hip-hop beats Chris Power recently teamed up with Cleveland rapper Atari Jones…