Popular Irish singer brings emotive and personal performance to Limerick
The neoclassical piano album and its title were inspired by a quote from German priest, theologian and philosopher Meister Eckhart
PERFORMING with the Polaris Quartet and guests from the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Niall Breslin will bring his emotional and moving show to Limerick in October.
Speaking about the inspiration behind The Place That Has Never Been Wounded, Niall said that when he was hit by depression, he needed to find music that allowed him to escape in an almost meditative way.
Now studying for his PhD in sociology, he says that: “One of the questions I’m trying to answer is who gets to decide what is normal.”
He said that in a world of social media filled with inspirational quotes, people and particularly children need the coping skills to deal with difficult situations.
“We run a mile from the uncomfortable,” he said, adding that feeling and sitting with discomfort is part of life.
He said that the music really brings people into the moment and allows them to be present.
“I’ve had people say that they feel like they are in the sitting room with me, when they listen to this record.”
Niall said that people are better at coping with adversity than they might realise.
“There is something within them, which has gotten them this far - it is that place within you that has never been wounded,” Niall said, referencing the tour title.
The neoclassical piano album and its title were inspired by a quote from German priest, theologian and philosopher Meister Eckhart.
Niall explained: “For me that’s the steady part of us, when the world is shaking and the world has been shaken pretty hard in the past 15 years for most of us.
“People talk about resilience and if you’re still standing after all that chaos, you don’t need to be more resilient – that’s the very definition of what it is.
“This album, this live show, this performance is all about that part of us.”
One of the tracks Midday Moon was inspired by a particularly traumatic experience when Niall’s mother was very unwell in hospital and it brings him back to a sense of being present and in the moment, while listeners have all taken their own meaning and significance from it.
His mother being a classically trained violinist has always had a big influence on his work and now those classical elements are really coming to the fore.
The evening in UCH will begin with a performance from ICO Youth, the ensemble for musicians aged between 12 and 24, fresh from winning the Orchestra Open Section at Feis Ceoil 2026.
For the Irish Chamber Orchestra, based in University of Limerick and supported by The Arts Council, this kind of performance represents collaboration at its best - bringing different musicians, generations and audiences together and finding new ways for music to connect people.
Niall Breslin will perform with the Polaris Quartet and guests from the Irish Chamber Orchestra as part of his The Place That Has Never Been Wounded tour in University Concert Hall on Sunday, October 4.
Tickets are available from www.uch.ie from €28.