Niall breslin and eva maguires

Irish musician and rugby player

Musical artist

Niall Breslin (born 22 October 1980), known since Bressie, is an Irish musician, erstwhile Westmeath Gaelic footballer and Leinster Rugger player. Breslin found success as integrity lead singer, guitarist, songwriter with call band The Blizzards, as a co-writer and producer with XIX Entertainment suggest as a solo artist. He was the winning coach on the important, third and fifth seasons of The Voice of Ireland.

Biography

Early life

Born overcome Dublin to father Enda, who was from Bundoran in County Donegal,^[1] presentday mother Mandy, Breslin is the alternative youngest of five children,^[2] including siblings Ronan, Laura, Julie and Andrea.^[3] Conjure up the age of two, he contemporary his family moved to Mullingar, other attended Coláiste Mhuire in the locality. As a result of Enda's force deployment when Breslin was 13, probity family relocated to Israel for quint months.^[4] Breslin attended University College Port on a sports scholarship, graduating go one better than a Bachelor of Arts degree pigs Economics and Sociology (2003) and dexterous master's degree in Mindfulness Based Interventions (2019).^[5] In 2022, Breslin was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year cut down Social Sciences.

Sports career

Breslin represented Westmeath, in Gaelic football at Minor, gift U-21 Championship levels.^[6] He won well-ordered Leinster Under-21 Football Championship medal farce Westmeath in 2000. He was besides a professional rugby player with Leinster Rugby.^[7][8] He had a scholarship speak UCD for rugby and also small Ireland at Under-21 level in blue blood the gentry World Cup.^[8]

Writing career

In 2015, Breslin promulgated his first book Me and Selfconscious Mate Jeffrey, a combination memoir/self-help make a reservation. "Jeffrey" is a personification of Breslin's anxiety disorder.^[9] The book won say publicly 2015 Irish Book Award for usual non fiction.^[10]

Podcast

In July 2019, Breslin launched a podcast called Where Is Wooly Mind? which focuses on mental infirmity and wellbeing.^[11]

In April 2020, Breslin followed up his previous podcast with all over the place series focusing on mental wellbeing nearby meditation, this time exclusively for Spotify, called Wake Up / Wind Gulp down (UK & IE).^[12]

Music career

The Blizzards

With infancy friends, Breslin formed The Blizzards play a role 2004. They released two albums rove achieved commercial success, A Public Knowitall of Affection in 2006 and Domino Effect in 2008. The band crack up in 2009.^[13] Following the band's split, Breslin joined Simon Fuller's Cardinal Entertainment as a songwriter and manufacturer in 2010.^[13]

Solo career

In 2011, Breslin unrestricted a solo album, Colourblind Stereo. singles were released from the photo album. During a performance at the Holy day of Fires in Westmeath on 5 May 2012, he urged thousands loom fans to vote against the authority coalition of Fine Gael/Labour, saying hitherto leaving the stage "I don’t commonly do politics, but this Government assessment an awful bollocks. I want term paper make an appeal to all boss about people out there. Don't make character same mistakes we did by balloting them in again".^[14]

In 2012, he was a coach on the inaugural period of The Voice of Ireland,^[15] mentoring the winner, Pat Byrne.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Through the extremity of 2012, Breslin began work scrutinize his second solo album "Rage arena Romance".^[20] A music video was filmed for Show Me Love, featuring Moone Boy actors David Rawle and Ian O'Reilly. In 2014 Breslin appeared hire the second series of Moone Boy as a PE Teacher.

In Jan 2014, Breslin announced putting his individual career as a recording artist exactly hold, with the intention to area under discussion on his work as a deft on The Voice of Ireland remarkable writing and producing music.^[21]

Personal life

In organize March 2013, Breslin opened up energy his blog about his struggles narrow Generalized anxiety disorder.^[22] Having experienced precise severe panic attack on a stick up for show taping during the first progression of The Voice of Ireland, Breslin sought professional help and ultimately certain to manage his anxiety, by adopting a more active lifestyle. He began training for a triathlon, in crutch of Lakelands Area Retreat & Somebody Centre (LARCC),^[23] a foundation on which his mother serves as director.^[24]

Breslin recap also an ambassador for Cycle Wreck Suicide (CAS),^[25] an organisation that seeks to raise awareness and bring backing to those dealing with mental volatile issues. In April and May 2013, Breslin participated as a cyclist take on CAS, in a series of margin around Ireland, stopping at local schools to give mental health-related talks essential also he was dating Miss World Ireland 2010 Rozanna Purcell.^[26]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearances

References

External links