# Speaker bureaus and speaking agencies in Ireland Source: https://speakersbureaus.directory/ireland/ Last verified: 2026-09-20 Organisations: 8 Publisher: Speakers Bureaus Directory, an independent directory. Nobody pays to appear and a listing is not an endorsement. Ireland is the smallest market in this directory and the only one split across two jurisdictions, two currencies and two dialling codes. That matters more than the size does. Speaker Solutions is the biggest name in the Republic, more than twenty years in, and it does something no other bureau on this site does: it publishes a euro fee ladder. You can filter from under €4,000 through €4,001 to €6,000, €6,001 to €10,000, and €10,001 to €15,000 and above, before you speak to anyone. Personally Speaking is the other serious Dublin operation. Frances Keane founded it in 2005 and it calls itself the first Irish-founded speaker agency. It's a member of the European Association of Speaker Bureaux, and Keane co-chaired that body in 2019, which is a European connection nothing in the other four countries has. Cross the border and the market changes shape. David Hull Promotions is Northern Ireland's entertainment agency, working in sterling on a Belfast number. Alive Network, a British agency of 27 years, runs a dedicated Republic of Ireland speakers section and prices it in pounds. If your event is in Dublin, check which currency you're being quoted in. The rest of the field is small and specialised rather than thin. Carol and Associates has supplied speakers and hosts here for nearly forty years. She Speaks is a female speakers agency where the founder personally picks each match. PSpeakers works as an advisory network across both Irish jurisdictions, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. One structural point worth knowing if you speak professionally: Ireland has no national speakers association of its own. The Professional Speaking Association covers the UK and Ireland jointly from Eastbourne, so the accreditation path and the member directory are shared with Britain. ## Listings ### Speaker Solutions - Website: https://www.speakersolutions.ie/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: Ireland and abroad - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: Yes - Takes new speakers via: contact the bureau - Topics: Keynote Speakers; After Dinner Speakers; Conference Speakers; Motivational; Business; Sporting; Wellbeing; Women in Business; Virtual Speakers; Celebrity More than 20 years in the market and the only bureau in this directory publishing a euro fee ladder, running from under €4,000 up past €15,000. ### Personally Speaking - Website: https://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/ - Type: speaker bureau - Based: Dublin - Coverage: Ireland, the UK, the USA, Sweden and Germany - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Takes new speakers via: contact the agency - Topics: Motivational Speakers; Keynote Speakers; Leadership; Employee Engagement; Masterclasses; Emcees Founded by Frances Keane in 2005 and describing itself as the first Irish-founded speaker agency, a boutique operation and a member of the European Association of Speaker Bureaux. ### She Speaks Agency - Website: https://shespeaksagency.com/ - Type: niche bureau - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: Ireland - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Takes new speakers via: contact the founder directly - Topics: Female Speakers; Keynote Speakers; Corporate Conferences; Industry Events A female speakers agency founded by working keynote speaker Fiona Buckley, who selects each match herself rather than running an open roster. ### PSpeakers Global Intelligence - Website: https://pspeakers.com/ - Type: international bureau - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: Ireland, Northern Ireland, MENA and Asia-Pacific - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Takes new speakers via: Join The Global Intelligence Roster, or Seek Representation - Topics: Leadership & Management; Performance & Mindset; Data Protection; Conference Speakers; Global Affairs Running since 2005 and positioned as an advisory network rather than a booking desk, covering both Irish jurisdictions alongside the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. ### Carol and Associates - Website: https://carolandassociates.com/ - Type: speaker + entertainment agency - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: Ireland - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Takes new speakers via: contact the agency - Topics: Keynote Speakers; Motivational; After Dinner Speakers; Conference Facilitators; Award Hosts & MCs; Comedians; Bands Nearly forty years supplying speakers and hosts in Ireland, booking keynotes and award hosts alongside comedians, bands and entertainment. ### David Hull Promotions - Website: https://davidhullpromotions.com/ - Type: speaker + entertainment agency - Based: Belfast, Northern Ireland - Coverage: Northern Ireland - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Takes new speakers via: Artists Representation page - Topics: After Dinner Speakers; Event Hosts; Comperes; Comedians; Conference & Awards Northern Ireland's entertainment agency, covering after-dinner speakers, hosts and comperes for conferences and award ceremonies on a Belfast number. ### Alive Network - Website: https://www.alivenetwork.com/ - Type: entertainment agency with speakers - Based: Not published on its own site - Coverage: UK agency with a Republic of Ireland speakers section - Roster: 3,400 hand-picked artists overall, 19 guest speakers listed for the Republic of Ireland - Publishes fees: Yes - Takes new speakers via: artist sign-up - Topics: Guest Speakers; Event Hosts; Celebrity Speakers; Motivational; Bands; Entertainment A large British entertainment agency of 27 years with a dedicated Republic of Ireland guest speakers section, and one of the few showing a price range up front. ### Professional Speaking Association (UK & Ireland) - Website: https://thepsa.co.uk/ - Type: industry body - Based: Eastbourne, East Sussex - Coverage: United Kingdom and Ireland - Roster: Not published - Publishes fees: No - Takes new speakers via: membership, with directory listing for Professional Members and Fellows - Topics: Speaker Directory; Regional Meetings; Speaking Business Summit; Awards; Speaking Competitions Ireland has no separate national speakers association. The trade body covers the UK and Ireland jointly, and its Find a Speaker directory carries Professional Members and Fellows only. ## Questions ### What do speakers charge in Ireland? Speaker Solutions publishes the only euro guide in this directory: under €4,000, €4,001 to €6,000, €6,001 to €10,000, and €10,001 to €15,000 and above. You can filter its roster by band without contacting anyone. Alive Network shows a price range on its Republic of Ireland speakers, though in pounds rather than euro. Everyone else quotes privately. ### Does the Republic or Northern Ireland make a difference to booking? Yes, in practical ways. The Republic uses the euro and +353 numbers; Northern Ireland uses sterling and 028. David Hull Promotions works in the North, while Speaker Solutions and Personally Speaking are Republic operations. Plenty of speakers work both sides of the border, but currency, VAT treatment and travel all sit differently. Confirm which you're being quoted in before you sign. ### Is there an Irish professional speakers association? Not a separate one. The Professional Speaking Association covers the UK and Ireland jointly, running from Eastbourne in England. For an Irish speaker that means the accreditation path, the regional meetings and the Find a Speaker directory are shared with Britain. Directory listing is limited to Professional Members and Fellows. ### Which is the oldest Irish speaker agency? Personally Speaking describes itself as the first Irish-founded speaker agency, set up by Frances Keane in 2005. Carol and Associates has been supplying speakers and hosts in Ireland for nearly forty years, which is longer, but as an entertainment agency with a speaker arm rather than a speaker bureau from the start. Both claims come from each company's own site. ### How do I get on an Irish agency's roster? Expect email rather than forms. This is a small market and none of the Irish bureaus runs the kind of formal expression-of-interest process the large Australian and British bureaus use. PSpeakers publishes a Join The Global Intelligence Roster route and a Seek Representation page. David Hull Promotions has an Artists Representation page. The others want you to make contact. ### Should I use a British bureau for an Irish event? Often worth asking both. The London bureaus have far deeper rosters and routinely book into Ireland, and the shared PSA membership means many speakers appear in both markets anyway. What a local agency gives you is knowledge of which names land with an Irish room, and no cross-border travel to arrange. For an all-island or Dublin-specific audience, start local. ### What does the European Association of Speaker Bureaux membership mean? It's a European trade body for bureaus rather than for speakers. Personally Speaking is a member and Frances Keane co-chaired it in 2019. For a buyer it signals that the agency works within an established European network and can reach speakers beyond Ireland. No other bureau in this directory's five other countries carries that affiliation. ### Are there agencies for specific kinds of speaker? She Speaks is the clearest example, a female speakers agency run by Fiona Buckley, herself a working keynote speaker, who selects each match personally rather than pointing you at a roster. Carol and Associates covers award hosts, MCs and comedians alongside keynotes, which suits a gala dinner better than a conference programme. ### How far ahead should I book? Six to twelve months for a conference keynote, the same as everywhere else, and earlier for a recognisable Irish name. The pool here is genuinely small, so the well-known broadcasters, sportspeople and business figures commit early and there are fewer obvious substitutes than in Britain. ### Can Irish agencies book speakers for events abroad? Yes. Personally Speaking works with companies in the UK, the USA, Sweden and Germany as well as Ireland. Speaker Solutions books for events in Ireland and abroad. PSpeakers runs across the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. For a small market, the outward reach is unusually wide. ### Why does a British entertainment agency appear on an Ireland page? Because Alive Network maintains a dedicated Republic of Ireland guest speakers section, currently listing 19 people, and it's a real route Irish event organisers use. It's a 27-year-old agency that has booked over 193,000 events. It's listed here as what it is, a British agency serving the market, not as an Irish bureau. ### How do I get a listing on this page corrected or added? Email us. Every organisation here was checked on its own website on the date at the bottom of this page. Ireland is a small market and easy to under-count, so if we've missed an agency, tell us. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody can pay to be removed or moved up. 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