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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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Dom Whiting’s drum & bass bike party returns to Dublin this Sunday

Drum & Bass DJ Dom Whiting is coming back to Ireland this weekend. After two…

Olivia Rodrigo. Photo Credit. Nick Walke
Olivia Rodrigo for Dublin gig in April 2024

As teased cleverly by the 3Arena yesterday, Olivia Rodrigo has announced a Dublin gig as…

Sionna returns to Limerick for Culture Night with Spray, Holly Lester, Bon Voyage, Brawni and more

Sionna Festival returns to Limerick city on September 22nd. The music and arts festival will…

Fontaines D.C. release new version of Skinty Fia featuring Orbital remix, Whipping Boy cover & album session takes

UK electronic legends Orbital have remixes the opening track from Fontaines D.C.’s recent album Skinty…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: September 12th to 18th

Highlights: Enemies, Lael Neale, Cromby, Search Results, David Keenan, Manuka Honey, Fringe Festival shows with Clash At the Quays!, ÓD & Egg; Conducta, Ping Pong Disco, Fiyahdred, Ricky Chong, Mick Harvey.

Le Boom for two Dublin warehouse rave shows

Irish electro-pop band Le Boom have announced their final Irish dates of 2023. After a…

The Academic announce Irish tour to close 2023

The Academic have Irish tour dates to close out the year. After being added to…

Other Voices Cardigan adds Yard Act, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, King Creosote & music trail acts to Welsh outing

Other Voices returns to the town of Cardigan in Wales this year from October 26th…

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John Francis Flynn announces new album Look Over The Wall, See The Sky & Irish tour dates

Irish musician John Francis Flynn has announced a brand new album will be released this…

James J. Clarke (The Ambience Affair) returns with debut solo single ‘The Dark of Night’

James J. Clarke is a Meath songwriter best known for his work with The Ambience…

Sensory Sounds: an event for neurodivergent music fans is happening this Saturday with music from Ronan O’Snodaigh/Myles O’Reilly

Sensory Sounds is a new event happening this Saturday afternoon, September 16th at Liberty Park,…

Somewhere Else returns with two weekly Dublin club nights

Somewhere Else is the new midweek club happening every Wednesday night that launched this time…

Galactic Phenomena: Unveiling Cosmic Secrets

In the Age of Information, news media faces both unprecedented opportunities and significant challenges.

Somebody’s Child for 3Olympia Theatre show

Cian Godfrey’s Irish indie-pop band are set to play their biggest show yet in 2024.…

10 recommended new songs this week: Sampha, Soda Blonde, James Blake, Overmono & more

Featuring Sampha, Soda Blonde, James Blake, Sorry Girls, Overmono, Sun June, Holly Munro, Tirzah, Elaine Malone, Annika Kilkenny.

Kormac soundtracks new Taliban documentary from The New Yorker by Irish filmmaker

Irish producer Kormac has provided the soundtrack to a new short documentary from The New…

A Litany of Failures Volume 4: 22-track Irish vinyl compilation series released

A Litany of Failures has announced the fourth volume of its independent Irish compilation series,…

Irish vinyl electro compilation launching in Dublin at Culture Night late night event

A new compilation celebrating a period of Irish electro music making in the late ’90s…

Sounds From A Safe Harbour announce free popup & special guest lineups for shows this weekend

Sounds From A Safe Harbour has announced the lineups for the free pop-up shows this…