Bar Manager | Pennyhill, Lucan

Louis Fitzgerald Group; South Dublin; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennyhill Pub in Dublin within the Louis Fitzgerald Group is seeking an experienced Bar Manager to lead front-of-house operations and support the General Manager in a busy pub environment. The ideal candidate has supervisory experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication skills.

You will manage staff, ensure health and safety compliance, drive sales targets, and maintain high standards of customer service while working evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory or management role in hospitality (Ireland).
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Hands-on approach in a busy service environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible to work evenings, weekends, and busy periods.

Responsibilities

• Support the General Manager in daily pub operations.
• Maintain consistently high customer service standards.
• Assist with staff training, development and performance management.
• Ensure health, safety, hygiene and licensing regulations are followed.
• Support sales targets, cost controls and overall business performance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Flexible schedule

Job description

Job Description

Location: Ballyowen Castle Centre, Ballyowen Lane

Location: Lucan, Co. Dublin

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent (9 Day Fortnight)

Salary: Excellent Salary €60,000 for the Right Candidate

Pennyhill Pub is seeking an experienced and motivated Bar Manager to join our team in Dublin. This is an exciting opportunity for a hospitality professional who is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and leading from the front. Supporting the General Manager and the rest of the team ensuring the smooth running of a busy pub environment.

About The Role

• Previous experience in a supervisory or management role within the Irish hospitality environment
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• A hands-on approach with the ability to work effectively in a busy service environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and busy trading periods

Key Responsibilities

• Support the General Manager in the daily operations of the pub
• Ensure consistently high standards of customer service are delivered at all times
• Assist with staff training, development, and performance management
• Ensure all health, safety, hygiene, and licensing regulations are fully adhered to
• Support the delivery of sales targets, cost controls, and overall business performance

About The Company

The Louis Fitzgerald Group offers all of our customers a warming welcome, quality service, and superb accommodation. The Louis Fitzgerald Group is one of Ireland’s largest privately-owned hospitality groups. Oozing with Irish culture the group has over 22 pubs, restaurants, and hotels located in the heart of Dublin, Cork and Galway. This includes some of Ireland’s most famous landmark premises such as An Poitin Stil, a memorabilia pub, where you will find many of Ireland’s most prized artifacts. The multi-award-winning Stag’s Head, and Kehoes Pub, are a haven for locals and tourists. In short, we pride ourselves on our reputable name within the hospitality industry.

Company Culture

With over 19 pubs, restaurants and 3 hotels the Fitzgerald Group prides itself on its great reputation within the hospitality industry in offering all of our customers a warming welcome, quality service and superb accommodation. Our current vacancies can open a window of many opportunities within the group to the right candidates. All employees will be helped and encouraged to develop to their full potential and the talents and resources of the workforce will be fully utilised to maximise the efficiency that will mark The Fitzgerald Group as a place to return to.

Closing Date

Tuesday 27th October, 2026

Contract Type

fulltime

Salary

€60,000.00 Yearly