Niall Breslin

Niall Breslin, known as Bressie, was born on 22 October 1980 in Dublin and is an Irish musician who also had a sporting career. He represented Westmeath in Gaelic football at minor and under-21 level and won a Leinster Under-21 Football Championship medal with the county in 2000. He also played professional rugby for Leinster Rugby, held a rugby scholarship at University College Dublin and represented Ireland at under-21 level in the World Cup. After sport he became the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the pop band The Blizzards, a producer and solo artist, and the winning coach on three seasons of The Voice of Ireland. He has also written a memoir, Me and My Mate Jeffrey, and hosts podcasts on mental health.