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The best albums of 2023

My annual list of my favourite Irish albums and mixtapes of the year.

The best Irish albums of 2023

My annual list of my favourite Irish albums and mixtapes of the year.

Podcast: Our favourite albums of 2023

It’s the second of our end of year podcasts as Nialler and Andrea Cleary talk…

Jape’s favourite songs of 2023

Richie Egan aka Jape is one of our favourite artists at Nialler9. The Malmö-based Irish…

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All Together Now: The National, Jorja Smith, Future Islands and more announced

All Together Now has announced the first five acts for the 2024 edition of the…

Ye Vagabonds’ favourite songs of 2023

Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn are brothers in folk who make music under the name…

Beyond The Pale. Photo: Aron Cahill.
Beyond The Pale Festival: Soulwax, Romy, Courtney Barnett, Alvvays, David Holmes & more

Beyond The Pale Festival has announced a good bank of acts for next summer at…

Lankum. Photo: Sorcha Frances Ryder.
New one-day festival at IMMA In The Meadows features Mogwai, Lankum, Black Country, New Road and more

In The Meadows is a new one-day festival happening on the grounds of The Royal…

Podcast: Our favourite songs of 2023

Episode 235 features Nialler and Andrea Cleary highlighting some of their favourite songs of the…

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died at 65

The Pogues frontman Shane McGowan has passed away today at the age of 65. “Rave…

LCD Soundsystem announce Malahide Castle Dublin show

James Murphy and co. are coming back to Ireland next summer. LCD Soundsystem are joined…

Forbidden Fruit: 6 acts you must see at the festival next year

The twelfth edition of the Dublin city festival Forbidden Fruit takes place next year on…

The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide (November 28th – December 4th)

Highlights: CMAT, Gig for Gaza with Lankum and more, John Francis Flynn, Selló, Sorcha Richardson, BC Camplight, The Darkness, Lee Gamble, Sunil Sharpe, Electric Six, Melina Malone, Toshín, Irish Artists For Palestine.

PJ Harvey to play only Irish show of 2024 in Belfast

Along with the announcement of Two Door Cinema Club this morning, PJ Harvey has been…

Podcast: The mystery & grand intimacy & Sufjan Stevens

Episode 234 is the latest in the occasional series of the podcast – Andrea’s favourite…

Yves Tumor.
The Nialler9 Dublin Gig Guide: 21st – 27th November

Highlights: Queens Of The Stone Age, Daniel Avery, Optimo, David Holmes, Bricknasty, Le Boom, Yves Tumor, Morgana, Tandem Felix, William Basinski, Cigarettes After Sex, The Line, Jennifer Cardini, Bell X1, Sleaford Mods, Celaviedmai, Julie Byrne, Nextus, BDRMM, Yung Singh.

Four Tet, Bicep, Nelly Furtado, Freddie Gibbs & more for Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit Festival has announced its first names for the twelfth 2024 edition at The…

Lankum_Press Photo2- Credit Sorcha Frances Ryder
A Lankum gig in Germany was cancelled due to their support for Palestine

Lankum’s gig Sunday night in Leipzig was cancelled by the festival due to the band’s…

Primavera Sound 2024: Lana, SZA, Pulp, Mitski, Charli XCX, Vampire Weekend, PJ Harvey, Deftones & more

Primavera Sound Barcelona announces its first names from 30th May to 1st June at the…

Nils Frahm
Nils Frahm for NCH Perspectives curated Music For Dublin weekender

Nils Frahm is among the announcements for the National Concert Hall’s Perspectives series 2024. The…