Hospitality Short Training Courses

Listed on this page are  some of our most popular training programmes and services . Get in touch today to get your customised training plan.

Manual Handling

All employees who are involved in manual handling activities as part of their daily work are required by law to take this training. Our comprehensive manual handling courses keep your employees updated with the latest updates, changes and compliance, and most importantly get certified. 

Whiskey Masterclass

Need to upskill your bar or restaurant teams on Whiskey? Look no further! Our hospitality short courses in Ireland for whiskey offer an in depth look at this magical spirit. Our trainer for this has a wealth of knowledge where attendees leave the training with a new found passion for Whiskey.

Spirit Knowledge

Here we cover aperitifs to digestifs and everything in between! This course on spirits includes history, production methods and types and it can be created around your drink lists.

Coffee Making Skills

Does your team need training on different coffee drinks? We have partnered with Segafredo, Ireland to bring your team  a comprehensive training  for making premium quality coffee that ranges from Espresso, Latte, Cappuccino, Macchiato to Irish coffee, to name only a few.

Customer Care

This course covers all aspects of customer care including the importance of both the internal and external customers along with verbiage & body language. A must for any venue who want to improve their guest experience

Service Recovery

Guest feedback and complaints can be constructive and are an important element for an improved service. This course demonstrates a service recovery model that really works.

Basic Food Hygiene

Does your kitchen and food service team need food hygiene training? The Food Safety Authority of Ireland requires all employees handling and serving food to take food hygiene training. ​ A certificate valid for 3 years is gained from completion of this course.

Cocktail Masterclass

Give your bar team the most up-to-date bar skills training by sending them on this course. Here we cover history, composition, flavour matching, techniques and presentation of all things cocktails.

Elementary & Advanced Bar Skills

These hospitality short courses cover all things bar to teach skills that include correct use of equipment, garnishes, efficient and effective service, presentation and cocktail-making skills.

Wine & Champagne Masterclass

This course covers an entire spectrum of wines, their history, the old and new world, production methods, grape variety comparisons, service and the systematic method to taste wines. This course can also be tailored around your wine lists.

Elementary & Advanced Upselling Skills

This short hospitality course explores upselling strategies and sales techniques for improved food and beverage sales. As a result you will have an enhanced customer experience based on the upselling interaction, plus an increase of the average spends.
Due to our ever expanding network, we can offer discount bookings at popular local venues and provide specialist hospitality staff. Below is a list of some of our more popular event services which include chef consultancy in Ireland.

Music Band Bookings

We have traditional Irish, cover & jazz bands, a soprano church singer and many DJs including a DJ and sax combo on our books. Recently booked gigs were secured for the likes of Deloitte & Linkedin plus venues such as The 5 star K Club, Carton House, Conrad, Shelbourne & Fitzwilliam hotels, The Guinness Storehouse, Fire on Dawson Street and​ The Wright Venue. Shown below are one of our more popular Jazz duos performing at The 5 star Shelbourne Hotel.

Group Bookings

Having trouble filling your venue? Or do you simply need to arrange a team building exercise or staff party? We have it covered! With our booking partners, we can secure the right venue for you as well as offer some amazing deals to set menus and Food and Drink prices in several of Dublin`s best locations. ​

Door & Event Security​

Our security consultant is incredibly professional and has worked with the best including Taste of Dublin, Pernod Ricard & Killruddery House & Gardens, ​plus many other high profile venues and clients.

Photography

We offer a professional and affordable photography service. Whether it’s for websites, brochures, special events, weddings or promotions, we have got it covered. ​

Celebrity MC

De Paor Hospitality has recently acquired the services of two very well known TV / Radio personalities who have been associated with 2FM & the TV3 show Red Rock. They can offer professional MC services for your Wedding Fair, Product Launch or fashion show by adding their name to the show, and in general raising the profile of your special event.

Celebrity Magician

We can now offer the services of an Irish celebrity magician, Steve Spade, Steve has done lots of TV work with RTE plus gigs at the likes of Electric Picnic and Taste of Dublin, not to mention one on one magic for a host of international stars.
Our team of hospitality professionals can help answer any queries you may have. Call us or visit our contact us page and send us an email.

SOP Manual Templates

We have a catalogue of cocktail recipe ideas on file which we can tailor as per your venue. We also can draw up a food menu description built around your menus. Others items include templates for upselling competitions plus food and beverage reports to analyse slow and top sellers.

Chef Consultancy

In keeping with our five star standards, our Chef Consultant is a head chef with a Five star hotel in Co Kerry and is a former head Chef with Marco Pierre White! Avail of our top-rated chef consultancy in Ireland for a complete knowledge of best kitchen practices.

Marketing

For every venue we arrange training for,  we connect with them across all Social Media channels. We also provide advice on social media strategies, sales promotion & guidance to help you write online and offline marketing plans.

Graphic Design

Our in-house Graphic Designer can take care of all your menu, logo, pull up banner and business card designs including printing and delivery in Dublin. Our recently completed jobs have been for companies like Green Light Events, Google, Twitter and MasterCard, hence the standard and quality is of the highest level.
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