Niall Byrne
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Subject to licence: what it means and how to avoid a public gig fiasco
- Music
- October 6, 2017, 00:00
With so many gigs, festivals and shows happening on a regular basis, it’s easy to forget the amount of work that goes into putting on a well-run event(...)

A mirrorball-loving partystarter rediscovers home in Westport
- Music
- September 27, 2017, 14:00
Earlier this year, Conor Wilson packed up his metropolitan Dublin life as commercial manager with Gay Community News (GCN) and co-founder of the gay c(...)

‘The artist needs to know there isn’t just one path. It’s not just: do a Hozier’
- Music
- September 20, 2017, 14:00
Angela Dorgan has been called the fairy godmother of Irish music on more than one occasion. As the head of First Music Contact for more than 20 years,(...)

‘I always think of De Barra’s as a pocket of resistance’
- Music
- September 13, 2017, 14:00
As the keeper of the flame at De Barra’s, the folk club in Clonakilty, west Cork, that is known for its associations with artists such as Noel Redding(...)

The National, Bon Iver, Cillian Murphy, and Enda Walsh in Cork with no safety net
- Music
- September 7, 2017, 10:00
When I last spoke to Mary Hickson about Sounds From A Safe Harbour, the first edition of the festival hadn’t yet taken place and Hickson was in her la(...)

Finding musical serendipity at Electric Picnic’s smaller stages
- Music
- August 30, 2017, 14:00
While it’s the big acts such as the xx, A Tribe Called Quest, Chaka Khan and Duran Duran that will dominate the headlines from Electric Picnic this we(...)

Salty Dog: Stradbally’s original pirate music ship
- Music
- August 23, 2017, 14:00
Of all the attractions that have helped Electric Picnic become Ireland’s biggest festival over the past decade, the Salty Dog is among the most unique(...)

Space Dimension Controller: ‘I can get really silly in my DJ sets’
- Music
- August 16, 2017, 14:00
As Space Dimension Controller, Jack Hamill has cultivated a style of electronic music that is indebted to synth-led cinema scores, the electro-funk ra(...)

Hundreds turn out to remember those who died while serving the State
- Irish News
- July 29, 2017, 15:02
Hundreds of people turned out for the annual commemoration for members of the Defence Forces who died in the service of the State. Chief of staff of (...)

‘It’s a gut-instinct business’ – Manager Joe Clarke on building artist careers
- Music
- July 19, 2017, 06:45
The success of a music manager for an act is built on relationships, strategy and working hard to get the best for your artist, says Joe Clarke, who m(...)