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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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Twisted Pepper is closing down with a big bash this weekend; why it matters to Dublin

Bodytonic today have confirmed what has been rumoured for weeks in Irish music circles, that…

Hard Working Class Heroes lineup 2015 announced

Hard Working Class Heroes have announced their lineup for this year’s edition taking place on…

The new Girl Band tune and video is the greatest thing of the week

I took a few days off (it’s called a weekend workaholics) and spent it on…

Listen to the latest Nialler9 TXFM show

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Listen: Hour One…

Listening post: The Maeve label pick some defining tracks

Maeve is a record label with a global reach but with a thoroughly Irish background.…

Ghostpoet – ‘Sorry My Love, It’s You Not Me’ (Ghost Culture Remix)

As much as I like Ghostpoet’s style, sometimes his style of vocals and music combined…

Donegal pop-up summer course Soundwaves gave students two weeks to start bands, write songs and make videos – here’s what they came up with

Last week’s How Music Works article featured IMRO’s Victor Finn and Keith Johnson talking about…

More Electric Picnic acts? RBMA announces its lineup

After last week’s Body & Soul, Other Voices and Comedy additions, Red Bull Music Academy…

Emzee A raps his ‘Sober Thoughts’

Dublin rapper Emzee A dropped some cloud-rap style back in May with ‘Lucid Dreaming’ and…

Transviolet get roughhoused in the ‘Girls Your Age’ video

LA band Transviolet dropped a video for their Lana Del Rey-style debut single ‘Girls Your…

The National’s Matt Berninger & Menomena’s Brent Knopf have a debut album as EL VY, are playing Dublin

EL VY is a new project by Matt Berninger of The National and Brent Knopf…

Lisa Hannigan takes a smooth R&B turn with London’s R I T U A L

As fans of Lisa Hannigan will know, the lady’s breath-filled voice is one of her…

Saul Williams for Lingo Festival show

The rapper and poet Saul Williams is the first name announced for the Lingo Festival…

The best songs of July 2015

My favourite songs of the month. Get the majority of them as a continuous playlists below…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide

Ticket giveaways: Maeve Showcase: John Talabot, New Jackson (live),  Mano Le Tough, Baikal The Drifter.…

Listen back to the Nialler9 TXFM Bank Holiday show

I was on air for three hours on TXFM last night playing a mix of…

The best tracks of the week

Also available on Spotify. New music chart !!! – ‘Freedom 15’ Chet Faker – ‘1998’…

!!! (chk chk chk) are back with a stomping disco of ‘Freedom ’15’

Following on from the Record Store Day release of the opening track ‘All U Writers’,…

Listen to last night’s Nialler9 TXFM show

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. I’ll be doing…

Belfast indie-electronic duo New Portals ‘Do It Right’
https://soundcloud.com/just-portals/do-it-right-1

The Belfast duo New Portals, appeared on my radar, as Northern Irish bands often do,…