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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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6 of the best Irish songs this week

Featuring amy michelle, Smokey, Jordan Adetunji, Slightly Dishevelled, Blue Slate, Barkbeat.

Getdown Services for Dublin and Cork shows

The Bristol duo’s music is a fun mix of slacker pop, indie-disco, funk and rock.…

Cola, M(h)aol and Junk Drawer announce Irish tour together

Three alt-rock bands are going on an Irish tour. Montreal post punk band Cola, UK-based…

Gig Guide
The best gigs & club nights in Dublin city this week – Brigid Bank Holiday edition

Gig Guide Highlights: Dublin Disco All-Dayer, Crazy P, JPEGMAFIA, Pearson Sound, Quantic, O’Flynn, femtanyl, Cormac, Seanchoíche: Pippa Molony & more, Ivan Smagghe b2b David Holmes, Houseplants, Earthgang, Passersby.

Quantic plays Donal Dineen’s Backstory night this Saturday

Donal Dineen’s club night Backstory is the only club that takes place regularly in Dublin…

Pippa Molony
Pippa Molony, Farah Elle and Natalya O’Flaherty among guests at Seanchoíche Brigit event this week

As part of the Brigit Festival programme, a special Seanchoíche event takes place at the…

Paddy Hanna
Premiere: Paddy Hanna returns as a cosmonaut in the video for ‘Oylegate Station’

The Irish musician Paddy Hanna has announced his forthcoming album Oylegate on Strange Brew Records,…

Ispini
Ispíní na hÉireann for biggest Dublin show yet

It’s going to be a sausagefest. The Dublin trad band with a penchant for memes…

AVA Belfast announces Underworld, Overmono, Ewan McVicar, KI/KI, Sloucho and lots more for 2025

The Belfast electronic festival has announced its first names for this year, which takes place…

The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring FKA Twigs, Sam Amidon, $ONA BLU€, Anna B Savage, Dobao.

Forbidden Fruit announce Jamie xx, Underworld, Caribou, Peggy Gou and more

The festival in Royal Hospital Kilmainham, IMMA has announced its first names for its 13th…

Kneecap
Kneecap for 3Arena gig in Dublin this December

The Belfast rappers already announced an outdoor show for this summer. In october, Kneecap announced…

New releases out today: FKA Twigs, Mogwai, Anna B Savage, Sam Amidon, Jordan Adetunji…

Here’s a rundown of new Albums & EPs on DSPs and physical releases in record…

6 of the best Irish songs this week

Featuring Hotgirl, Joshua Burnside, AC3, Poser, Altara, Shiv.

Maria Kelly is stuck in the middle of the housing crisis on ‘His Parents’ House’

The Mayo singer-songwriter’s second album record Room is to be released on Friday 28th February,…

Glastonbury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition is taking entries this from Monday for a week

Glasto is on the bucket list of every band going and each year but while…

Skin On Skin at Index. by Karl Magee.
Index club is moving venue to The Academy

The popular dance brand has moved from the Southside back to the Northside. The Irish…

Bjork
Björk’s Cornucopia live show to broadcast on Apple Music this week along with first video interview in a decade

Björk’s Cornucopia live film is to be broadcast this Friday Björk’s Cornucopia is broadcast at…

Nine Inch Nails announce World Tour starting in Dublin at the 3Arena

The Peel It Back Tour has been on rumoured to be announced but the news…

Lil Skag – ‘Flames Joyce’

Beloved of his fellow rappers and ourselves, Lil Skag is back with a new banger.…