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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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Travy
6 of the best Irish songs this week

Featuring Travy, Tayne, Pebbledash, Cordless, Neosupervital, SX2.

Experimental music weekender Reception for Dublin this February featuring Chicago footwork producer RP Boo and more

Reception returns for its second edition of Reception Weekend festival on February 14th & 15th…

Folk showcase festival Your Roots Are Showing kicks off in Kerry

Your Roots Are Showing has kicked off at the INEC Gleneagle, Killarney, and runs until…

Belfast noise-trio Chalk drop new song and video for ‘Afraid’

The band dropped a new song ahead of the release of a new EP on…

Japanese Breakfast announces new album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)

Michelle Zauner has announced the release of her fourth album on Dead Oceans. Due March…

Makeshift Art Bar
Intro: Makeshift Art Bar – Belfast grunge noise band impress on debut EP

Makeshift Art Bar are a Belfast quartet who have just released their debut EP entitled…

Cruel Sister
Cruel Sister releases the fuzzed out ‘XOXO’, a song about the pressures female musicians face

Faith Nico returns with the first Cruel Sister song since 2023. Cruel Sister has released…

Pebbledash by Emily Cardona
The Next Big Thing 2025 weekender happens in The Workman’s Club next weekend

The Next Big Thing weekender presents 20+ acts over three days at The Workman’s Club…

Dublin Bowie Festival announces programme for next month

The annual Dublin Bowie Festival runs from February 26th to March 2nd. This yer’s festival…

Photo: Roisin Murphy O'Sullivan
This TU Dublin research project is mapping Dublin’s live music scene and needs your help this Saturday

TU Dublin’s Live Music Research team is making a Live Music Map that will show…

The best gigs & club nights in Dublin city this week

Gig Guide Highlights: Skee Mask, 808 State, Glasshouse perform Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ria Rua, Jess Kav, Speakers, Curtisy, The Jesus Lizard, Accents with Emmet Kirwan, Jio, Ricky Chong, Sally Cinnamon.

David Holmes
David Holmes & Ivan Smagghe for Dublin club show this month as Big Dish Go returns

Dublin promoters Big Dish Go are back celebrating their 20th year with a big January…

This new Caribou Solomun remix has French Touch / Daft Punk vibes

The Ibiza megastar DJ turns in a subtle rework of Dan Snaith’s original track. ‘Climbing’…

Bicep’s new song ‘Tangz’ features singer Eliza as part of Chroma series

Continuing their CHROMA project, the Bicep boys today release a new song featuring the vocals…

Portrait of Irish singer Jazzy.
Here’s the songs nominated for the Irish Song of the Year by the RTÉ Choice Music Prize

Following on from the nominations for Irish Artist of the Year, Irish Breakthrough Artist shortlist…

Clipping.
The 5 best songs of the week

Featuring Squid, Spooklet, clipping., Saint Etienne, Skinner.

Skinner. Photo: Niamh Barry
New releases out today: Lambrini Girls, Skinner, Ethel Cain, Franz Ferdinand, sign crushes motorist, Travy & more

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

Want to be a music writer? Apply to this music criticism course from Maynooth University

Maynooth University is putting on a 12-week course called Writing About Music – Criticism, Journalism & Professional Development…

New Irish music releases you may have missed from December

ELLLL, Jehnova, Leo Miyagee, Polytunnel, Mel Keane and more. Returning from the end of year…

Sprints
Choice Music Prize announce Irish Breakthrough Artists nominees

The category announcements keep coming as the Choice reveals its third category of the week…

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