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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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Blur announce surprise new album The Ballad of Darren; hear ‘The Narcissist’

If you were wondering whether all these Blur gigs in the UK and Ireland were…

Emma Martin has paired up with T-Woc for a Dublin Dance Festival show at The Complex

Choreographer Emma Martin was behind the 2021 Night Dances show at the Dublin Theatre Festival…

Nealo on the inspiring songs of his life (Nialler9 Podcast)

Nealo is a Dublin rapper and artist who is a regular on this site since…

Sarah Crean – ‘What Do I Know?’

We’ve featured two songs from the emerging singer-songwriter Sarah Crean, including one that initially caught…

Galway is getting a big Kettama & Shampain party in the Big Top for GIAF

As previously announced for the Galway International Arts Festival, the Galway native Kettama is doing…

Irish indie-pop band Still Blue impress with ‘Lace’

Irish indie-pop band Still Blue have announced their debut EP All Over The Chip Shop,…

Róisín Murphy announces new album Hit Parade; hear ‘The Universe’

Róisín Murphy has announced a 13-track album produced in collaboration by DJ Koze in its…

Irish punks Gurriers release their ‘Sign Of The Times’

As one of the highlights of The Great Escape in Brighton last week, Dublin band…

Hozier announces new album Unreal Unearth release date

Hozier has announced his third album Unreal Unearth will be released on August 18th via…

YourCuzMarcus’ ‘Homecoming’ is a tribute to those who left Dublin & those who stayed

Dublin singer-songwriter YourCuzMarcus debuted as Marcus with ‘Obey’, an idiosyncratic love song in 2020, a…

Haunted Dancehall @ NCH 2022 / Ruth Medjber.
€1 million in funding announced for late night museums and galleries events

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin has announced After…

Pillow Queens for Fall Right Into Place Festival in Galway

The Galway festival Fall Right Into Place has announced its return for its third year…

Lisa O’Neill announces Irish tour dates

Lisa O’Neill released her fifth album and debut for Rough Trade, All Of This Is…

Kieran Hebden & William Tyler release the psych jazz of ‘Darkness, Darkness’

Producer Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) and Nashville guitarist William Tyler have teamed up for ‘Darkness, Darkness’ &…

Watch: Daniel Luke play piano in a Dublin train station in the video for ‘Silk’

Daniel Luke is a Dublin pianist, multi-instrumentalist and composer who released a debut solo album…

The 9 best bands I saw at The Great Escape 2023

It has been five years since I last visited The Great Escape Festival, and stating…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide (May 16th – 22nd)

Highlights: Erased Tapes takeover, OSees, Féile Nasc, Mango x Mathman, Elkka, Dead Kennedys, Backstory, Chantel Kavanagh, Christian Cohle, Cinder Well, Dublin Modular, SENU, R. Kitt, Lala, Eddie Chacon, John Carroll Kirby, The Chats, Siv Jakobsen

Overmono announce Vicar Street Dublin gig

Having released their debut album Good Lies on Friday through XL, the UK brother duo…

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