10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course
Go from complete beginner to tattooing a live model in ten days. Our most complete course, taught in small groups in central Dublin.
€2,100 from
County Cork
Tattoo courses for Cork students
Want to learn to tattoo but based in Cork? Train at Dublin Tattoo College, an accredited college that is an easy trip from Cork. Small classes, real skin and live models, and a diploma to take anywhere.
220km
Cork to Dublin
~2h30
By train
Small
Groups
Dublin
City centre
Learning to tattoo from Cork
Train in Dublin, easy to reach from Cork
If you live in Cork and want to learn to tattoo, you face the same problem as most artists across Munster: there are very few places to train properly. Dublin Tattoo College is the nearest accredited option, and it is a straightforward trip from Cork.
Many of our students travel from Cork city and surrounding towns like Ballincollig, Midleton and Mallow. Our beginner diploma runs over two weeks and our fine line courses take just two to four days, so time away from home stays short and manageable.
Getting here
Travelling from Cork to Dublin
By train
around 2 hours 30 minutes by direct Intercity train (Cork Kent to Dublin Heuston). Dublin Heuston is a short tram or taxi ride from the city centre.
By road
about 2 hours 45 minutes by road via the M8 and M7, with park-and-ride options on the edge of the city.
By coach
around 3 hours by direct coach to Dublin city centre, dropping you close to the studio.
For the 10-day beginner diploma, most out-of-town students book short-stay accommodation near the studio for the two weeks. The fine line courses are short enough that some students travel up and back, though an overnight makes the days easier.
Find us
Where you'll be training in Dublin
Dublin Tattoo College
Arran Court, Smithfield
Dublin 7, D07 DHT3
The studio is in Smithfield, Dublin 7, close to the Smithfield Luas stop and served by Dublin Bus, with parking nearby. We send full arrival directions when you book.
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Tattoo courses open to Cork students
Every course is open to students travelling from Cork and across County Cork.
4-Day Fine Line Course
Start straight into the fine-line style clients ask for most. Four focused days on delicate single-needle line work, for beginners.
€1,400 from
2-Day Fine Line Course for experienced individuals
For SPMU, microblading and beauty professionals: add fine-line tattooing to your services in a focused two-day intensive.
€1,200 from
Why make the trip
Why Cork students choose us
01
Small groups
We cap every course at a handful of students so a tutor watches your work, not a lecture hall. You get real bench time, not a seat at the back.
02
Real skin and live models
Artificial skin is where you start, not where you finish. Every course ends with a supervised tattoo on a live model, because that is the only way to be ready.
03
Taught by working artists
Your tutors tattoo professionally. You learn how the craft actually works today, from technique to how a studio really runs.
04
Hygiene done right
Cross-contamination control and blood-borne pathogen safety run through every course, to the standards Irish studios and clients expect.
05
A diploma and a portfolio
You finish with a Dublin Tattoo College diploma and a folder of supervised work you can put in front of any studio.
06
Support after you finish
Your questions do not stop on the last day. We help with your portfolio, finding work, and the steps to setting up on your own.
We regularly welcome students from across County Cork, including Ballincollig, Douglas, Carrigaline, Midleton, Mallow, Cobh.
Reviews
What our students say
5.0 · Google Reviews
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★★★★★
I started the 10-day course never having held a machine and tattooed a live model by the end. The small group meant the tutor actually watched every line I did.
Aoife M.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
The 4-day fine line course was exactly what I wanted. I came out able to hold a clean single-needle line and I've been building a fine-line portfolio since.
Cian D.4-Day Fine Line Course -
★★★★★
I run a microblading studio and the 2-day course let me add fine-line tattoos to my services in a weekend. It assumed I already knew skin and hygiene, which saved so much time.
Niamh R.2-Day Fine Line Course -
★★★★★
Genuinely the most professional training I looked at in Ireland. Real bench time, real feedback, and the hygiene side was taken seriously from day one. Worth every euro.
Seán O'B.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
Travelled up from Cork for the beginner diploma and it was completely worth the trip. Small class, patient tutors, and I left with a portfolio I could actually show studios.
Méabh K.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
I'd done an online course before and learned almost nothing. This was the opposite. Hands on machines from the first morning, corrected in real time. I finally feel ready to guest.
Jack F.4-Day Fine Line Course -
★★★★★
The hygiene and blood-borne pathogen side was covered properly, which is exactly what studios asked me about at interview. I walked in with a certificate and a portfolio and got the spot.
Orla C.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
The small group meant I never felt lost or rushed. The tutors are working artists so the feedback is honest and current, not something read off a slide. Best decision I've made for my career.
Darragh L.10-Day Beginner Tattoo Course -
★★★★★
As an SPMU artist the 2-day course was perfect. Focused, no filler, and it respected what I already knew. I was offering fine-line tattoos to my clients the following week.
Saoirse B.2-Day Fine Line Course
Questions
Coming from Cork? Ask us anything
If you are travelling from Cork and want to check dates, plan your stay, or ask about a course, we are happy to help. Read our FAQs or get in touch and we will reply within one working day. You can also see all the places we welcome students from on our locations page.
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