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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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New Order & Confidence Man playing Dublin’s 3Arena this October

New Order have announced a European and UK tour this morning that will take a…

Fever Ray & Alison Goldfrapp added to Body & Soul

After the recent Hennessy Hip-Hop House lineup addition, Body & Soul has added two big…

The Wonders of Science: Exploring the Frontiers

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

New releases roundup: Yaeji, Daughter, whenyoung, Thomas Bangalter, Overcoats & more

The best new releases out this week.

CMAT is supporting Florence + The Machine on Irish tour

Choice Music Prize winner CMAT has been announced as the main support for two of…

A Dublin & Belfast techno/noise/rap collab from Yard & YinYang – ‘Ecdysis’

Here’s a sweet little collaboration between the Dublin techno-noise band Yard and the Belfast punky…

Nialler9 Podcast: boygenius & the sad girl trope

Episode 208 is a dive into the world of boygenius and their debut album the…

Sam Amidon for Irish tour

American folk singer and musician Sam Amidon has announced an Irish tour this May around…

The Cope release grand scale 10-minute short video for ‘Oíche / Back on My Bullshit’

Having kicked off their release discography with a trilogy of music videos for their first…

Fluid – a new club night celebrating fluid sexuality announced for Dublin in May

A new club night called Fluid, “which says it’s “For Bisexual, Pansexual, the Fluid and…

Watch the Le Boom dance video for ‘Chiqueness in Paris’

Le Boom have released a new music video for the single ‘Chiqueness in Paris’ featuring…

12 new Irish songs to hear this week

Featuring Still Blue, Lemonade Shoelace, Ezra Willams, Gareth Quinn Redmond, Sorcha Durham, Crybabyamy, D*mp, Emily Beattie, Róisín McKeown, Trinkets, Rodney Owl, Molumby, Nylophone

Clare Sands & I Have A Tribe – ‘Teasgal’

Clare Sands is the Cork-born, Belfast-based sixth generation fiddler, bilingual singer, and multi-instrumentalist who is…

Premiere: Really Good Time have a surreal duel in the music video for ‘Victory Button’

Really Good Time are “Dublin’s hottest post-crunk apré-garde super group,” and featuring members of Beach…

Dublin Gig Guide
The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide – Easter edition

Highlights: Indie Sleaze Party, Yo La Tengo, Hozier, Barry Can’t Swim, Honeypot, A Celebration of John Prine, Club Loosen, Boots & Kats, Eris Drew, The D8 Soul Club, Attention BéBé.

There’s a Sober Rave happening this Saturday in Dublin

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a sober rave held in Dublin, and especially…

Tech Unboxed: Unveiling the Most Exciting Gadgets of the Year

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

The best songs of March 2023

Featuring: Yves Tumor, Lankum, boygenius, Róisín Murphy, Danny Brown, JPEGMAFIA, Kneecap, Benefits, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Martin Hayes, Nabihah Iqbal, Fever Ray, Tyler, Overmono & more

Indie Sleaze Party for the Workman’s Cellar on Good Friday

Since we chatted to Louise McSharry for the podcast last April about the Indie Sleaze…

Liv.e for debut Dublin show

The LA-based, Dallas-raised neo-soul artist Liv.e has just released her second album Girl In The…