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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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Vinyl Love for Marriage Equality this Thursday night in Galway!

Last month, we took Stevie G’s idea for a vinyl night and ran with it…

Valentia Isle Festival add 16 bands to lineup

Valentia Isle Festival have added some names to their lineup from 10th to 12th of…

Roosevelt – ‘Night Moves’

What I really like about the music of Marius Lauber AKA Roosevelt is his ability…

All Tvvins – ‘Too Young To Live’

All Tvvins’ new single ‘Too Young To Live’ has a slower gait to it than…

Hear the great debut single from Belfast’s Pleasure Beach – ‘Go’

Pleasure Beach are a new band from Belfast, who formed in a Belfast coffee shop…

The best songs of April 2015

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

The Nialler9 Weekly Dublin Gig Guide

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

The Pint pub and venue has closed down

The Dublin Quay pub and venue announced today that it has closed. No reason was…

Blur, Grace Jones, FKA Twigs, Mos Def, Sam Smith, Interpol, Mac DeMarco & more for Electric Picnic

As trailed on Friday, Electric Picnic have added Blur and more to the bill for…

Watch the Michel Gondry video for Chemical Brothers & Q-Tip’s – ‘Go’

After the news of new album Born In The Echoes which features Beck, St. Vincent,…

Canalaphonic announce full day-by-day lineup

Canalaphonic, is the festival taking place in and around the canal in Rathmines and Portobello…

Listen to tracks from New Jackson’s Metroflex 12″

The latest release, coming Monday from New Jackson on the Major Problems label, is a…

The best tracks of the week

Here are the top 10 tracks of the last week: Julio Bashmore – ‘Holding On’ feat.…

Body & Soul add Super Furry Animals, Tiga, Kiasmos, SOAK and more

AH. Super Furry Animals couldn’t have picked a better place to come and play their…

Album of the week: Braids – Deep In The Iris

The music of Montreal via Calgary band Braids has often been characterised by skittering digital…

Listen back to last night’s Nialler9 TXFM show

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

Le Galaxie are playing Morning Gloryville Dublin next Wednesday

Maybe you missed Le Galaxie’s double headline shows in The Academy and are a sad…

Download Towkio’s WAV. Theory mixtape featuring Chance The Rapper, Kaytranada, Vic Mensa

Towkio has dropped his free-download WAV. Theory mixtape which is a solid collection of electronic-infused…

Watch Spies’ new video inspired by the movie Splash

Spies’ Sea Creature EP (stream here) has spawned a new video for the title track.…

Listen to SOAK cover St. Vincent’s ‘Digital Witness’

Bridie Monds-Watson was asked by Rookie Magazine to cover St. Vincent which she did in…