Open Ear is known for its preoccupation with illuminating music operating on the fringes, and the remote island setting of ...

The Artist’s Way is an influential book by Julia Cameron designed to kickstart creative thinking. It's often associated with ...

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since ...

I'm sure I don't know half of what Hugh was involved in but what I do know is Scully was most recently director of both ...

English Teacher were the 2024 Mercury Prize Winners for their debut album This Could Be Texas. Functional cookies help ...

Here's a rundown of new albums and EPs on DSPs and physical releases in record shops this week. Nialler9 keeps a rolling list of Irish album releases for ...

Morning coffee shop parties are becoming increasingly more common, with Dublin café Bakehouse getting in on the act in the city recently too. Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities ...

The Gig Guide is published weekly every Tuesday and features the best gigs in Dublin city, curated by Nialler9. All door times are 7:30pm/8pm unless stated. Follow links for ticket prices.

Every week, the Nialler9 Spotify Weekly Playlist is updated with new music, and in this corner, we share the playlist and highlight some some select songs from the list below. Niall Byrne is the ...

6 new tracks in Irish music highlighted, and playlist additions. The best emerging tracks we’ve selected from artists from the island of Ireland this week, with more playlist additions below the main ...

The Murder Capital’s two German shows over the weekend were cancelled by the venues they were due to take place in because of the band’s insistence of displaying a flag of Palestine as part of their ...