Bar-tending in Dublin?

Hi! 
I'm currently off from university and am looking to get into bar-tending this year. I don't have any qualifications or anything, however. Would you know of any training programmes and stuff that I could take? How did you get into it yourself if you're one? Any advice would be great. Thanks.

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I would recommend doing the failte Ireland course I know some one who did the course in Dublin and there is alot hands on experience in the course and is highly recognized 
National Bar Skills 
This course prepares you for start-out employment in the tourism and hospitality industry and in the licensed trade. It is designed for FAS-registered job seekers and mature workers. Training is highly practical, with hands-on experience and confidence-building in actual work situations. Subjects: Bar Operations, Lounge and Wine Service, Bar Food Production and Service, Health, Safety and Law, Professional Development, Sales & Bar Control, Customer Skills. Integrated Professional Work Practice. This course will qualify you to find employment as a bartender in hotels, restaurants and in the licensed trade. 

Fáilte Ireland Training Centre (Dublin) 
Address : 88-95 Amiens Street 
Dublin 1 


Phone : 01 8847700 
Fax : 01 8556821 
E-mail : anisha.sibartie@failteireland.ie 

You could also look for part time evening or night time work in bar.Even if it is not bar tending it will be experience in a bar if it small bar they may even show you the running of bar and give you some traning.But best to do course anyways and there will be work experience as part of it.

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You can also just apply directly to all the pubs you can find. They'll usually start you out waiting tables and collecting glasses, or working as a bar back stacking shelves and washing glasses if you're a bloke. When you've proven yourself capable of being in the front line, they may start to train you in on the bar. It will take a while though, as if you don't have experiences/references it will take time to build up trust to the point where they will trust you with the till as scams are common. 

Try to get work in a pub close to where you live so you don't waste your hard earned cash on taxis.