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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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Top 10 Tracks of 2015: Kenny Hanlon
https://soundcloud.com/studio-of-scott-grooves/side-a-1-inspiration-sound

Kenny Hanlon is a DJ and the boss of Apartment Records, who released one of…

Listen back to last night’s TXFM radio show

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Here’s what I…

Top 10 Tracks of 2015: Papa Lou // Discotekken

The big don behind the imaginative Discotekken parties (Xmas and NYE?), The R&B Club and…

Nialler9’s Music Videos of 2015

Best of 2015: Albums | Songs | Videos | Readers’ Albums | Readers’ Songs Readers’…

Top 10 Tracks of 2015: Cian Ó Ciobháin

Cian Ó Cíobháin is the presenter of An Taobh Tuathail five nights a week on…

Top 10 Tracks of 2015: Daire Carolan
https://soundcloud.com/kemal187/japan-blues-spurned-my-colour

Daire Carolan is the founder of the Dublin label First Second, he’s a DJ and…

The Lumo Club DJ Chart

The third instalment of our new monthly club night Lumo is this Saturday night in…

Premiere: Watch the Irish landscape-featuring video for Daithí’s ‘Mary Keane’s Introduction’

The new video for Daithí’s brilliant ‘Mary Keane’s Introduction‘, a song which features his 90…

Iconic West Cork venue Connolly’s in Leap reopens next week

Connolly’s is an iconic West Cork venue in the town of Leap that in the…

Sleigh Bells ditch their guitar sound on new song ‘Champions Of Unrestricted Beauty’

Allison Krauss and Derek Miller dropped a surprise new song from their forthcoming album over…

The best tracks of the week

These songs represent my favourite new tracks of last week. Check the new music section. The…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide // December 8 – 14

Win free entry: Friday: Daithí, Le Boom @ The Workman’s Club Friday: Out To Lunch presents Mr.…

The Natural History Museum – ‘Daga Gadol’

The Natural History Museum are the electronic producer Dunk Murphy aka Sunken Foal and singer-songwriter…

Gig news: Joanna Newsom, NYE with Le Galaxie, All Tvvins & Wyvern Lingo, Lucius, Blossoms

Joanna Newsom is to return to Ireland to play a fully-seated show in The Olympia…

Listen to Dorian Concept’s new mix Dead Ends

Austrian producer Dorian Concept released the vibrant electric piano and synth-heavy album Joined Ends this…

Tomorrow’s Hudson Mohawke Dublin gig to be rescheduled

Tomorrow’s Hudson Mohawke show in Dublin’s Olympia is to be rescheduled with no date announced…

What I played on last night’s TXFM radio show + listen back

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Here’s what I…

I Am The Cosmos reimagine Jape’s ‘I Go’ with the help of Girls Names

The synth-loving electronic duo of I Am The Cosmos have reimagined ‘I Go’, a track…

Solar Bears share new track ‘Man Plus’

Solar Bears are back with news of a new album, Advancement, to be released on…

Watch i am niamh’s new video for ‘Creep’

The classically-trained musician Niamh Parkinson released her debut i am niamh album Wonderland, earlier this…