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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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Róisín Murphy – Best Of playlist

After last weekend’s joyous return to these shores, where the disco queen of Ireland re-asserted…

These 3 bands are playing 32 gigs in all 32 counties on The All Ireland Tour

Three bands will play 32 shows in all 32 counties this August and September on…

Beyond The Pale
Beyond The Pale Festival announces 2024 dates, tickets on sale Friday

Beyond The Pale has announced its return dates for 2024. Those of you who were…

KhakiKid – ‘Switching Tongues’ feat. Carsten2x

KhakiKid has announced a new EP called Sand Bebé due August 4th, ahead of an…

Keep Her Lit Folk & Traditional Music Festival returns to Kilkenny with Lisa Hannigan, Les SalamandAs & more

Keep Her Lit Folk and Traditional Music Festival returns to Inistioge in Kilkenny from Friday…

12 Irish tracks you should hear this week

Featuring Brigid Mae Power, Skripteh, 7th Obi, 1000 Beasts, Zeenie Summers, Cromby, EMBRZ, Delac, Kestine, Niallish, Jossle, Yop, The Fully Automatic Model.

Flight Facilities latest Decade DJ Mix is a music and historical document of 2012 to 2022

The Australian dance duo Flight Facilities have released the latest episode in their Decade Mixes…

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival: Macy Gray, The Charlatans, Pillow Queens, Gilles Peterson, John Carroll Kirby, Dorian Concept, Corinne Bailey Rae & more announced

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has announced its lineup for this October bank Holiday weekend…

Video: Gemma Dunleavy on how she made ‘Up De Flats’

A new RTÉ 2FM series called Behind The Track which provides a fly on the…

Common Threads is a 1 day bus journey of music, art & culture through The Burren

Just announced is Common Threads, described as a 1 day bus journey of music, art…

Lios Festival is a one-day celebration of music, mythology, hip-hop and storytelling happening in Cork this month

Lios Festival is a new small festival offering centred on live music, hip-hop storytelling, art,…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – July 4th to 10th

Highlights: Lana Del Rey, Otherside Festival, Sylvan Esso, Rochelle Jordan, Wiki, Kelis, Soul Juice Summer Jam, David Kitt, Damien Dempsey, Metronome series, Unison Festival.

The Darkness announce Dublin and Belfast shows on Permission To Land 20 anniversary tour

They may have been derided as a bit of a joke band at the time…

The best songs of June 2023

Featuring Peggy Gou, Jayda G, QOTSA, Peter Gabriel, Rachael Lavelle, Django Django, Jorja Smith, Faye Webster, Glasser, Maija Sofia, Squid, Tandem Felix, King Krule, CMAT, ØXN & more

The Murder Capital for Fall Right Into Place Festival in Galway

Dublin post-punk rock band The Murder Capital have been announced as the second headliner for…

Belters Only & Jazzy for 3Arena show

Fresh from Longitude Festival this past weekend, Belters Only have been announced to be making…

Space Science: Unraveling the Secrets of the Cosmos

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

Belfast City Council has created a £20k for the city’s music venues

Belfast City Council has partnered with Music Venue Trust in the creation of a Pipeline…

The 10 best new songs of the week

Featuring Rachael Lavelle, The Chemical Brothers, Grian Chatten, Jorja Smith, Saoirse Miller, Cooks But We’re Chefs, Monjola, ØXN, SweetLemondae, Das Koolies.

New releases roundup: Grian Chatten, Cornelius, Brigid Mae Power, 49th & Main & more

The best new releases out this week.