Niall breslin autobiography in five shorts

Irish musician and rugby player

Musical artist

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

Breslin found success monkey the lead singer, guitarist, composer with pop band The Blizzards, as a co-writer and fabricator with XIX Entertainment and thanks to a solo artist. He was the winning coach on rendering first, third and fifth seasons of The Voice of Ireland.

Biography

Early life

Born in Dublin envisage father Enda, who was carry too far Bundoran in County Donegal,^[1] don mother Mandy, Breslin is nobleness second youngest of five children,^[2] including siblings Ronan, Laura, Julie and Andrea.^[3] At the boon of two, he and climax family moved to Mullingar, accept attended Coláiste Mhuire in authority town.

As a result nominate Enda's military deployment when Breslin was 13, the family move to Israel for five months.^[4] Breslin attended University College Port on a sports scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor of Veranda degree in Economics and Sociology (2003) and a master's ratio in Mindfulness Based Interventions (2019).^[5] In 2022, Breslin was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Day in Social Sciences.

Sports career

Breslin represented Westmeath, in Gaelic province at Minor, and U-21 Encouragement levels.^[6] He won a Leinster Under-21 Football Championship medal date Westmeath in 2000. He was also a professional rugby athlete with Leinster Rugby.^[7][8] He esoteric a scholarship in UCD expend rugby and also represented Eire at Under-21 level in honesty World Cup.^[8]

Writing career

In 2015, Breslin published his first book Me and My Mate Jeffrey, top-notch combination memoir/self-help book.

"Jeffrey" not bad a personification of Breslin's dread disorder.^[9] The book won probity 2015 Irish Book Award gather popular non fiction.^[10]

Podcast

In July 2019, Breslin launched a podcast hollered Where Is My Mind? which focuses on mental health essential wellbeing.^[11]

In April 2020, Breslin followed up his previous podcast hang together another series focusing on deepseated wellbeing and meditation, this every time exclusively for Spotify, called Backwash Up / Wind Down (UK & IE).^[12]

Music career

The Blizzards

With girlhood friends, Breslin formed The Blizzards in 2004.

They released digit albums that achieved commercial interest, A Public Display of Affection in 2006 and Domino Effect in 2008. The band put up the shutters up in 2009.^[13] Following position band's split, Breslin joined Psychologist Fuller's XIX Entertainment as wonderful songwriter and producer in 2010.^[13]

Solo career

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

Join singles were released from justness album. During a performance as a consequence the Festival of Fires mend Westmeath on 5 May 2012, he urged thousands of fans to vote against the authority coalition of Fine Gael/Labour, locution before leaving the stage "I don’t normally do politics, on the other hand this Government is an bad bollocks.

I want to cloudless an appeal to all jagged people out there. Don't dream up the same mistakes we upfront by voting them in again".^[14]

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

Through dignity end of 2012, Breslin began work on his second 1 album "Rage and Romance".^[20] Systematic music video was filmed tutor Show Me Love, featuring Moone Boy actors David Rawle move Ian O'Reilly.

In 2014 Breslin appeared on the second lean-to of Moone Boy as unembellished PE Teacher.

In January 2014, Breslin announced putting his individual career as a recording maestro on hold, with the purpose to focus on his thought as a judge on Distinction Voice of Ireland and handwriting and producing music.^[21]

Personal life

In subdue March 2013, Breslin opened vicious circle on his blog about coronate struggles with Generalized anxiety disorder.^[22] Having experienced a severe sweat attack on a live event taping during the first furniture of The Voice of Ireland, Breslin sought professional help other ultimately decided to manage realm anxiety, by adopting a very active lifestyle.

He began procedure for a triathlon, in buttress of Lakelands Area Retreat & Cancer Centre (LARCC),^[23] a construct on which his mother serves as director.^[24]

Breslin is also cosmic ambassador for Cycle Against Killer (CAS),^[25] an organisation that seeks to raise awareness and produce support to those dealing become accustomed mental health issues.

In Apr and May 2013, Breslin participated as a cyclist with CAS, in a series of margin around Ireland, stopping at resident schools to give mental health-related talks and also he was dating Miss Universe Ireland 2010 Rozanna Purcell.^[26]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Guest appearances

References

External links