Why Bressie is the man of the moment

A year ago Niall Breslin was relatively unknown, and was “in hell” struggling to finish his album. Today, thanks to The Voice of Ireland, he is a household name — and a sex symbol. Rachel Borrill on why men want to be him — and women want to be with him

I had been waiting a couple of minutes and then I see him coming towards me. He is, of course, very hard to miss. Suddenly, two teenage girls jump out in front of him; “Bressie,” they shriek, “Please, can we have our photo taken with you?”

Bressie, 31, looks at me and apologises. He smiles at the girls, then bends down a bit, as they have trouble fitting all of his 6ft 6in frame in the picture.