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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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AVA Festival celebrates 10 years with Bicep, Flowdan, Nia Archives, Barry Can’t Swim and more

Belfast electronic festival AVA is celebrating 10 years with a bumper lineup. AVA returns to…

Lankum. Photo: Sorcha Frances Ryder.
RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards reveal nominees for 2024 show

The RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards has announced its nominees for the awards show which…

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Carl Cox for D8 In The Garden outdoor summer show

Carl Cox for D8 In The Garden outdoor summer show has added a legend of…

Otherside Festival announce St. Patrick’s Day one-dayer

Otherside Festival has announced Ostara, a St. Patrick’s Day electronic music event. Otherside, Research, Omni…

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Tradfest: 5 shows to catch at the Dublin festival this week

With the recent resurgence in traditional Irish music, Tradfest is well placed to shine a…

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10 new songs to love this week

Featuring IDLES, Marika Hackman, Villagers, Khruangbin, Joy Orbison, Chelsea Wolfe, English Teacher, Anwar Highsign, Arckatron, Travis, Elzzz, Jayson Green & The Jerk.

The Strokes – This Is It but it’s only bass and drums

Reddit and guitarist cat nip. The Strokes classic album This Is It but without the…

Kneecap at Sundance. Photo from TG4.
Kneecap at Sundance: the critic reaction to the Irish language rap film

Kneecap’s debut feature film was shown at Sundance Film Festival last night, becoming the first Irish-language film to feature on the festival programme.

Thundercat for second Dublin gig

After selling out his Dublin gig in March, Thundercat has added a second date.

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New albums out today: Sleater-Kinney, Conchúr White & more

The best new releases out this week.

Biig Piig, Kojaque, Maverick Sabre & more for London gig in aid of Gaza

Biig Piig is putting on a fundraiser for the people of Palestine in February in…

10 Irish songs you should hear this week

Featuring: Havvk, Jehnova, Slightly Dishevelled, Stupid Son, R.F. Chaney, James J. Clarke, Winter Aid, Hannahbella, Syano, Fintan James.

New Burial release Dreamfear / Boy Sent From Above announced on XL

Confirmed. Burial is releasing a new 12″ release on February 9th on XL Recordings. The…

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Glasshouse Ensemble to perform The Velvet Underground & David Bowie Warhol-inspired gig

Glasshouse Ensemble are set to play a gig of new arrangements of works for the…

Rachael Lavelle & Soda Blonde for Dublin Brigit Rising Concert

The artists will play a concert to mark St Brigid’s Day. The event is part…

Shabazz Palaces for Dublin show

Alternative American hip-hop duo are coming back to Ireland. Shabazz Palaces is the brainchild of…

Pillow Queens for free Whelan’s show

Pillow Queens are the first band to be announced for a special Fanning at Whelan’s,…

Chalk. Photo by Mathieu Zazzo.
Belfast alt/punk/electronic rising band Chalk release ‘Claw’

Belfast post-punk/electronic band Chalk have announced the release of Conditions II, a new EP on…

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Khruangbin announce new album A LA SALA

The Texas trio will release their first album in four years on April 5th through…

Fears announces new album Affinity

A second album is released from Fears on March 22nd on TULLE. London-based Dublin artist…