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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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Portable Power Banks: Stay Charged

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10 recommended new songs: Turnstile + BadBadNotGood, English Teacher, Fred Again.., Olivia Rodrigo & more

Featuring Olivia Rodrigo, Turnstile, BadBadNotGood, English Teacher, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Yasiin Bey, Fred Again.., Archy Moor, Glasser, Virgins, Courtney Barnett.

There’s a shoegaze festival happening in Belfast & Dublin

A two-day festival celebrating music of a shoegaze persuasion with an emphasis on hazy fuzz,…

Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with Hennessy: 10 tracks that reference the iconic drink 

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip–hop, arguably the most vibrant, and far-reaching music cultural movement…

Nialler9 Podcast: All Together Now Festival review

Episode 223 of the Nialler9 Podcast is a return to the festival field with Nialler9…

Video: KhakiKid – ‘maradona’ ft. Bricknasty

KhakiKid dropped his new EP Sand Bebé last Friday, and the four-tracker features previously shared…

New report says user-centric streaming models may not be fairer for all artists

The business of streaming is such that no-one but the streaming platforms seem happy with…

Mines Clarence drop all-Irish electronic compilation

The Wickow label Mines Clarence has released its first 12″ record, with a compilation called…

Walshy and Curtisy – ‘mm mm good (in the cellar)’

Two Irish artists with regular features on Nialler9 – Walshy and Curtisy have teamed up…

Sounds From A Safe Harbour announce Caroline Rose, Alex Somers, Enda Walsh & Irish premiere of film starring Cillian Murphy

Sounds From A Safe Harbour Festival has added a load of things to the programme…

Bantum & Jack O’Rourke – ‘Take Cover’

Ruairi Lynch aka Bantum is back with a new song featuring fellow Cork musician vocalist…

Music & performing arts workers earnings declined to two-thirds of the national average wage, new report finds

First Music Contact (FMC) and Theatre Forum have released the results of their National Pay…

Electric Picnic announce Theatre of Food lineup

Electric Picnic are ramping up the area announcements in the run up to the festival…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: August 8th – 14th

Highlights: East Forest + Peter Broderick , Soul Juice, D8 In The Garden with Boris Brejcha, The Works Festival, Martin Carthy, Kayleight Noble, Bella Festa, Backstory, Eatyard Wine & Cheese Festival, Minced Oath, Jamie D’Arcy.

New Electric Picnic area Croí announced for festival

Croí is the latest area announced for Electric Picnic this year. Billed as “a harmonious…

Next-Gen Smartwatches: Style Meets Tech

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Nialler9 Podcast: Our favourite music of July

It’s the most popular monthly episode where Niall and Andrea share what’s moved them musically…

Cork’s Boku channels the vibes of Fred Again.. & Bicep on ‘One Touch’

Cork producer Ian Ring is back with a new song from his solo Boku project,…

Innovative Office Gadgets for Productivity

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