Access Talent is a boutique Talent Relations and Guest Booking service for premium television, podcasts, live events and brands, built on over two decades of industry experience.
Drawing on a wide-reaching network across entertainment, show-business, sport and politics - as well as authors, influencers, academics and expert voices - the right talent is brought to the table for each project.
From talent strategy and casting to brand and ambassador collaborations, a complete end-to-end talent booking service is delivered with precision and care.
Shaped by long-standing relationships, Access Talent is known for its warm, confident and professional approach.
Trust, integrity and genuine care sit at the heart of every project, ensuring both productions and talent feel supported and in safe hands throughout.
Quality Guests for Premium Productions
Talent strategy & delivery
From initial idea to talent on the day, we handle every part of the booking process.
Talent Strategy & Casting
Identifying and curating the right voices to match the tone, audience and ambition of each production, event or campaign.
Agent & Management Liaison
Trusted communication and relationship management with agents, publicists and managers throughout the booking process.
Celebrity, MC & Guest Booking
Securing high-profile talent across entertainment, comedy, sport and culture for broadcast, live events and brand platforms.
Expert & Contributor Curation
Sourcing authoritative, engaging specialists, authors and panellists for discussion, analysis and storytelling.
Brand & Ambassador Collaborations
Connecting brands with credible, high-profile talent for ambassador roles, partnerships and public-facing campaigns.
Talent Relations
End-to-end care and support for contributors, ensuring every guest feels informed, prepared and looked after.
Budget Guidance & Fee Negotiation
Advising on fees and availability to secure the strongest talent within budget, with clarity and confidence.
Weekly Reporting & Check-Ins
Clear communication, progress tracking and updates to keep all parties aligned.
Scheduling, Holds & Logistics
Managing diaries, availability, call times and confirmations with precision and discretion.
Briefing & On-Boarding
Ensuring all talent are fully briefed, comfortable and ready for their appearance or collaboration.
MEET OLIVE
MEET OLIVE
A 20-Year Career in Casting and Talent Booking
Olive Esler has worked across television, live events and brand-led projects for over two decades, bringing high-profile talent to many of Ireland’s most successful television programmes and platforms, including The Tommy Tiernan Show, The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy, Uncharted with Ray Goggins, Living With Lucy, The Today Show with Maura and Daithí and The Six O’Clock Show, as well as major live events and brand-led projects.
A graduate of Dublin City University with a BA in Communications, Olive has a wealth of experience in casting, contributor booking and talent care. Her instinct for the right guest, deep industry relationships and confident, considered approach ensure every booking is not only secured, but expertly managed from first conversation to final appearance.
Known for her warmth, integrity and genuine care for the people she works with, Olive has built long-standing relationships based on trust and respect with talent, agents and management alike.
It is this reputation - and these relationships - that underpin Access Talent and are brought to every project.
TESTIMONIALS
“Olive’s work on The Tommy Tiernan Show was integral to its success. Her skill at finding guests, her pride, and commitment to the show were crucial. She was an absolute pleasure to work with - bright, optimistic, and supportive. I couldn’t have been in better hands.”
TOMMY TIERNAN
“Always brilliant to work with - excellently researched, professional and friendly. Olive comes highly recommended.”
MARIO ROSENSTOCK
“Olive anticipated all my anxieties with extraordinary sensitivity, professionalism, and humour. Witty, kind, meticulous - a special person.”
STEPHEN REA
“Olive has a wonderful way with people — charming, persuasive, and persistent in the best way. She has huge integrity and ensures every guest feels supported and looked after.”
JOE BROLLY
“Olive Esler could not have done more to make us feel welcome and minded and cherished and looked after when Kathleen and I went on The Today Show with Maura and Daithi. It was a lovely experience. I would have thought that if Olive was old enough, she had been Late Late Show trained. Olive made all the arrangements in getting us there. She was outstandingly wonderful, charming, delightful, smiling, helpful, looking after us and all of those good things and I just wanted to say thank you.”
GAY BYRNE
“Highly efficient, unfailingly good-humoured and unflappable, Olive has been a rock. She’s as smart and versatile as she is kind. If you have a chance to work with her, take it - you’ll be glad.”
ANNE DOYLE
“Working with Olive has been of great value to us. Her ability to identify, secure and research guests is excellent. Olive is organised, personable and always goes above and beyond.”
Aidan Power
Head of Podcasting,
The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy
“Olive is hardworking, determined and never gives up - always with a smile. Her communication and persuasiveness are second to none.”
Michelle Carty
Senior Producer, The Today Show with Maura and Daithí
“I met Olive when I did the Tommy Tiernan Show. I could see at once that she was as very competent, beautiful young woman. I am partly disabled now and I trust her more than most with my life. We've been friends ever since. But the little thing that did it for me was how kind she was to my dog while I was filming. She is reliable. 100% genuine, funny and kind. Who knows.....that last one might be the most important one in the world today and she has it in spades. And to add to that she's intelligent to the point of cheekiness! So, watch out!”
BRENDA FRICKER
