Keynote speaker, Waterford, Ireland
About Enda O’Doherty
Enda O’Doherty is an Irish keynote speaker on resilience, workplace mental health and leadership. A former secondary school teacher from Waterford, he is a TEDx speaker, the author of I’m Fine! Thoughts on Life, Love, Addiction and Health, and has completed two Ironman triathlons. He speaks at conferences, leadership summits and wellbeing events across Ireland and the UK.


The story behind the work
The load nobody mentions
Enda spent 33 years in education, as a secondary school teacher in Waterford, before he became a full time speaker. His subject is the invisible load: the pressure people carry into work every day and almost never mention, and what leaders and colleagues can actually do about it.
He made that load literal. He strapped a washing machine to his back and walked it around Ireland, and in 2017 he climbed Kilimanjaro with one, in aid of mental health. The machine was never a stunt. It was the only way he could find to show people something they could not see.
Enda is open about his own recovery from alcohol addiction, and that honesty is what audiences remember. He told the story from the TEDx stage in 8 life lessons from a washing machine, and on RTÉ, Newstalk and Virgin Media.
What Enda speaks about
Three keynotes, one framework
Everything Enda speaks about sits inside his No Limit Mindset framework, and every talk is tailored to your people and your brief.
Resilience keynote
Practical strategies for bouncing back from setbacks, managing stress and performing under pressure, for teams and leaders.
Workplace mental health keynote
Burnout prevention, psychological safety and honest conversations at work, told through lived experience.
Corporate keynote
Conferences, leadership summits, town halls and wellbeing programmes, built around what your organisation needs.
Trusted by
Organisations that have booked Enda
- Microsoft
- TikTok
- J.P. Morgan
- Accenture
- Lufthansa
- Sanofi
- Vodafone
- BNP Paribas
- Abbott
- Ericsson
- State Street
- AIB
- Rabobank
- Northern Trust
- Dassault Systèmes
- Tripadvisor
- Kerry Group
- LEO Pharma
As seen on
- RTÉ News
- The Irish Times
- Newstalk
- The Pat Kenny Show
- Virgin Media
- TEDxRatoath
What clients say
“Everyone left energised and inspired.”
Deirdre Hannigan, Chief Risk Officer, AIB
Working with Enda
The facts, in one place
- Based in
- Waterford, Ireland. Speaks nationally and in the UK.
- Fees
- From €2,000.
- Book ahead
- 8 to 12 weeks for all events.
- Keynote length
- Approximately one hour, agreed with you on a pre-sales call.
- Largest audience
- 10,000 people.
- Insurance
- Public liability and professional indemnity.
- Book
- I’m Fine! Thoughts on Life, Love, Addiction and Health
- Contact
- 086 677 2154 or info@endaodoherty.ie. Reply within one working day.

Let’s talk
Is Enda right for your event?
Talk to Enda at any stage. There is no commitment and no fee for the call, just a conversation about what your people need.