On today’s episode we are previewing the Borderline Festival 2026.

Now in its third year, the festival showcasing emerging alternative acts from Ireland and beyond, will be taking place from the 19th to the 21st February in The Workman’s Club and the Project Arts Centre in Dublin.

Ahead of the festival, Danny Carroll spoke to founder and organiser Simon Merriman, the international booking agent Jule Konrad and the musician Alan Duggan Borges, who will be showcasing his new project The Null Club as part of this year’s festival.

For a bit of context and background we begin with Simon, who curates the festival and also organises many many gigs across Ireland, as part of Singular Artists.

You can learn more about Borderline here - https://www.borderlinefestival.com