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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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Listen to a David Geraghty track from the score to Irish film You’re Ugly Too

The Mark Noonan-directed film You’re Ugly Too is coming to cinemas on July 24th. Starring…

Casa Bacardi at Electric Picnic: Maurice Fulton, George Fitzgerald, Jackmaster, The Reflex and more

As has become a dance, drink and DJ tradition, Casa Bacardí is back at the…

Iceland Airwaves adds Mercury Rev, SOAK, JME, Arca, Braids, and more

Mercury Rev, SOAK, Lucy Rose, Arca, Braids, JME + Aurora are among the names added…

Overcoats – ‘Smaller Than My Mother’

I introduced you to the melodic ambient pop folk New York duo Overcoats recently through…

Hear Four Tet and Steve Reid cover the dance classic Strings Of Life

Kieran Hebden and jazz drummer Steve Reid had a fortuitous partnership across the generations that…

Gallant – ‘Weight In Gold’

It’s become increasingly harder for new artists to stand out in the field of R&B,…

Jack Garratt – ‘Weathered’

A criticism I levelled at Jack Garratt’s show at The Great Escape, was one of…

Gig news: Django Django, Rhodes, Years & Years, Lianne La Havas, Lady Lamb and more

There are two Nialler9 events this Saturday and Sunday by the way. Check into the…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide

Skip to day: Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat | Sun |…

Watch Liza Flume perform an acapella marooned on a rock in Blessington Lake

Liza Flume marooned herself willingly on a rock on Blessington Lake to perform ‘Sleepless Nights’…

Lethal Dialect – ‘New Dublin Saunter’

As part of the Dublin2020  European Capital of Culture in 2020 bid, Lethal Dialect has…

Lianne La Havas for a Dublin Olympia show; win tickets before they go on sale

Following on from the release of two great singles from her second album Blood which…

The Nialler9 new music mixtape

Seven Davis Jr – ‘Good Vibes’ Feat. Julio Bashmore Night Trap – ‘Someone Like You‘…

Listen to last night’s Nialler9 TXFM show

My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. The show starts…

Come On Live Long – ‘Speak Up’

After Everything Fall, the Dublin band’s debut album, Come On Live Long released ‘Trough’, an…

Clu added to Block T’s all-day 5th Birthday lineup in Tivoli / District 8

Update: Clu have just been added to the lineup for a DJ set after their…

Four Tet – Morning​/​Evening

Derp, let’s put it down to a post-festival week but I’ve only just got around…

Shura – ‘White Light’ (video)

Another opportunity to indulge in Shura’s best track yet via the video which star Shura’s…

Continuous Drift is a permanent public sound installation coming to Temple Bar

Next week, Meeting House Square in Dublin’s Temple Bar gets a permanent sound installation called…

Terriers – ‘Believing The Crystal’

Since we last heard from Terriers, Peter Ward and Ronan Downing, the pair were moving…