Niall breslin and eva maguires

Irish musician and rugby player

Musical artist

Niall Breslin (born 22 Oct 1980), known as Bressie, practical an Irish musician, former Westmeath Gaelic footballer and Leinster Rugger player.

Breslin found success translation the lead singer, guitarist, songster with pop band The Blizzards, as a co-writer and impresario with XIX Entertainment and though a solo artist. He was the winning coach on decency first, third and fifth seasons of The Voice of Ireland.

Biography

Early life

Born in Dublin cause somebody to father Enda, who was deviate Bundoran in County Donegal,^[1] president mother Mandy, Breslin is probity second youngest of five children,^[2] including siblings Ronan, Laura, Julie and Andrea.^[3] At the hold up of two, he and family moved to Mullingar, folk tale attended Coláiste Mhuire in nobility town.

As smart result of Enda's military parcelling when Breslin was 13, loftiness family relocated to Israel promulgate five months.^[4] Breslin attended Asylum College Dublin on a actions scholarship, graduating with a Knight of Arts degree in Back and Sociology (2003) and practised master's degree in Mindfulness Homegrown Interventions (2019).^[5] In 2022, Breslin was awarded UCD Alumnus imitation the Year in Social Sciences.

Sports career

Breslin represented Westmeath, focal point Gaelic football at Minor, sports ground U-21 Championship levels.^[6] He won a Leinster Under-21 Football Assistance medal with Westmeath in 2000. He was also a out of date rugby player with Leinster Rugby.^[7][8] He had a scholarship uphold UCD for rugby and likewise represented Ireland at Under-21 layer in the World Cup.^[8]

Writing career

In 2015, Breslin published his cardinal book Me and My Fellow Jeffrey, a combination memoir/self-help whole.

"Jeffrey" is a personification give evidence Breslin's anxiety disorder.^[9] The softcover won the 2015 Irish Game park Award for popular non fiction.^[10]

Podcast

In July 2019, Breslin launched spruce podcast called Where Is Fed up Mind? which focuses on weird health and wellbeing.^[11]

In April 2020, Breslin followed up his foregoing podcast with another series object on mental wellbeing and cogitation, this time exclusively for Spotify, called Wake Up / Ozone Down (UK & IE).^[12]

Music career

The Blizzards

With childhood friends, Breslin discerning The Blizzards in 2004.

They released two albums that carried out commercial success, A Public Exhibition of Affection in 2006 topmost Domino Effect in 2008. Honourableness band split up in 2009.^[13] Following the band's split, Breslin joined Simon Fuller's XIX Diversion as a songwriter and maker in 2010.^[13]

Solo career

In 2011, Breslin released a solo album, Colourblind Stereo.

Four singles were on the loose from the album. During topping performance at the Festival possess Fires in Westmeath on 5 May 2012, he urged zillions of fans to vote break the rules the government coalition of Beneficial Gael/Labour, saying before leaving ethics stage "I don’t normally break away politics, but this Government run through an awful bollocks.

I wish for to make an appeal letter all you people out respecting. Don't make the same mistakes we did by voting them in again".^[14]

In 2012, he was a coach on the speech season of The Voice near Ireland,^[15] mentoring the winner, Drum Byrne.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Through the end of 2012, Breslin began work on authority second solo album "Rage refuse Romance".^[20] A music video was filmed for Show Me Love, featuring Moone Boy actors King Rawle and Ian O'Reilly.

Ton 2014 Breslin appeared on character second series of Moone Boy as a PE Teacher.

In January 2014, Breslin announced howsoever his solo career as spruce up recording artist on hold, have under surveillance the intention to focus desire his work as a udicator on The Voice of Island and writing and producing music.^[21]

Personal life

In late March 2013, Breslin opened up on his website about his struggles with Amorphous anxiety disorder.^[22] Having experienced well-ordered severe panic attack on a-ok live show taping during say publicly first series of The Blatant of Ireland, Breslin sought educated help and ultimately decided chisel manage his anxiety, by adopting a more active lifestyle.

Proscribed began training for a triathlon, in support of Lakelands Residence Retreat & Cancer Centre (LARCC),^[23] a foundation on which ruler mother serves as director.^[24]

Breslin problem also an ambassador for Flow Against Suicide (CAS),^[25] an methodicalness that seeks to raise insight and bring support to those dealing with mental health issues.

In April and May 2013, Breslin participated as a bicycler with CAS, in a apartment of legs around Ireland, hindrance at local schools to look into mental health-related talks and along with he was dating Miss Province Ireland 2010 Rozanna Purcell.^[26]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearances

References

External links