Bressie is the front man of the hit Irish band 'The Blizzards' and has also recently launched as a Solo artist. With a hectic schedule at the moment, Bressie took some time out to catch up with UCD RFC to talk about who he admires, his achievements and passions;
Name: Niall Breslin or Bressie
Date first joined UCD: Sept 1999
Course studied: Arts
Year graduated: 2003
Occupation: Musician
School attended: St.Marys C.B.S Mullingar
Family: 1 brother and three sisters. As far as I know I'm not a dad
Playing position: second row/back row and out half when John was not looking
Rugby honours: Leinster youths, Leinster 20's, Leinster senior squad, Ireland u 19's and 21's
Most memorable moment in UCDRFC: WInning division 2 in my first year with the firsts
Most memorable rugby moment: my first colours match was a massive buzz, I remember getting hit with an egg in the head by one of the trinity supporters and thinking , if your team could hit half as hard maybe we wouldn't be beating the ***** out of them …again,
Who do admire most (rugby and music): In rugby I have a massive admiration for Trevor Brennan . I looked up to him a lot as a teenager then got to play with him at Leinster. I have too many people in music that I look up to but I am a massive fan of Prince
Pastimes: I'm a big fan of cooking . It chills me out a lot .
Favourite book: Just read mark twains autobiography. INcredible read
Favourite Movie: Me, myself and Irene
Slash or Angus: I prefer ac/dc but as a guitarist its hard to beat that hairy ***** slash
What rule would you have Carrigy change in rugby: I played professional rugby for 3 years and still don't know the rules. I don't think Carrigy should change any more rules just as I start to get my head around it.
Check out Bressie's latest single 'Good Intentions' now!!
youtu.be/VZdQcmz5IKw