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The Expert Team

Managing Director

James

James founded Dublin Barista School in 2011 with the aim of bringing high quality barista training to the market place. The company has grown over the years through a slow dedicated process of always putting our customers needs first. James main focus in the business is growing and developing our team of highly specialised trainers through an ongoing education process. Passionate about coffee and business James is an endurance runner and health advocate.
General Manager

Ian Monks

Office Manager

Valeria Mardones

Sales Manager

Robert Murphy

Robert heads up our sales division. If you have any questions please email [email protected]

Training Manager

Luca Timelli

Luca has over 15 years experience in the coffee industry becoming training manager in Dublin Barista School in 2016. He has helped develop our training systems to a very high standard.
Senior Trainer

Tomasz Jastrzebski

Coffee Bar Manager

Mike Patterson

Trainer

Owen Lloyd Hughes

Trainer

Krisly Ramirez

Barista Trainer

Adam Kelly

Trainer

Ana Milena

Trainer

Sean Fleming

Why choose us

Experienced

Large team of experienced trainers, established in 2011

Globally Certified

Licence to Work Course is the only accredited barista course in Ireland

Support Grants

Covered under training support grants for unemployed

Over 400

5 Star Reviews

I qualified & got a job
Incredible course; brilliant tutors, great learning environment. Everything you could hope to learn
in 3 days, and a thorough exam with material to refresh on after you qualify. Worth every penny if you want to get a practical qualification for service industry.
Cant recommend it enough!

JulietteFebruary 2025

Excellent Barista Essentials Workshop
“I would highly recommend the one day Barista Essentials workshop! It was a full day with our teacher Owen. I thoroughly enjoyed the day. Owen made the team very relaxed and comfortable as most including myself were new to making and learning about coffee. Owen was well presented, mannerly and very knowledgeable.
Thanks to Ian for rearranging my ticket after the storm. He was very polite and efficient on call and email. I would highly recommend this workshop to friends or family looking for a new experience.”

Niamh CJan 2025

I was able to get a job almost immediately
"I did the day long course here and it was excellent. Our tutor was informative, engaging and the class small (6 people), hands on and fun. Highly recommended if you love your coffee ☕️ I have a new found respect for baristas! Latte art is not easy to do!"

BarbaraJanuary 2025

AMAZING COURSE
"I did the one day barista essentials course with Tomasz and absolutely loved it 😊 it’s a perfect mix of in depth theory and practical experience on the espresso machines I loved it and would 100% reccomended! Tomasz is a great teacher!"

Jorgia McCDecember 2024

THE DBS COURSE GOT ME A JOB
"Definitely a great course to take if you want to learn about coffee ! Great location in city centre very convenient. Very professional trainer Tomasz he is very knowledgeable and very great at teaching in the detail all the process and techniques of making all tipe of coffees. Also very patient with the new students . Well done Tomasz ! Definitely a good course to take."

AngeloNovember 2024

Exceeded Expectation

Had a very engaging and fun training for 4 days. Learned lots about coffee, espresso machine operation, teamwork, and most especially, to relax and enjoy what you are doing. Thank you Tomasz for being an amazing teacher. ☕️

VanessaJanuary 2025

Got me job ready
I have completed a 3 Day Licence to Work programme. The course was amazing, I enjoyed every moment of the time and totally fell in love with the coffee. Trainers Mike and Tomasz are wonderful teachers and you can really see how passionate they are about coffee. The atmosphere during the classes was great. I am glad that, apart from practice, I could learn about the history of coffee and how it is processed. We had plenty of time to practice and improve our espresso and milk preparing skills which was perfect. I can truly and honestly recommend the course to anyone who would like to know more about coffee and learn how to make it in the best possible way.

DorkasFebruary 2025

Well worth the money
Well worth the money. I did a full day course to gain more confidence as someone with minimal barista experience. I got a great sense of achievement throughout the day, and our instructor was very helpful in guiding us and sharing the best techniques.

NandiniFebruary 2025

Globally Recognised Certification
It was an excellent course. Excellent instructor, Richie. He was so good. He was calm and clear and delivered the course in a very professional way. I enjoyed it and learned so much. Highly recommend it 🙂

MandyFebruary 2025

Gained confidence to get a job
I completed the Licence To Work 3-day program with Luca and Tomasz. Both trainers were excellent and they covered a lot of material across the 3 days without making it feel like too much. They were very supportive when we practised our coffee-making and they gave use plenty of time each day to practise and improve the techniques they taught us.

Once the course was over, I had a greater appreciation for how coffee is made and I had a better understanding of how to notice a good coffee/ cafe.

Overall, the experience was excellent and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to be a barista.

CianJanuary 2025

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