
I. Kus Alliance Ireland - Key Actors in our Region
Research actors, educators in the training sector:
- Momentum – VET enterprise and food education specialists (Leitrim)
- St. Angela’s Food Technology Centre (Sligo)
- LYIT Catering College Campus
- Bia Innovator Campus (Galway)
Regional Food Networks :
- Taste Leitrim
- Galway Region of Gastronomy
Actors in the food chain sector :
- The Food Hub (Leitrim)
- Leitrim Organic Farmers Cooperative
- An Chistin is a state-of-the-art training and community kitchen
- Taste Leitrim Food Producers
Places of world cuisine/culinary heritage
- Cottage Restaurant (Sham Hanifa) (Leitrim)
- Sligo Global Kitchen (Sligo)
- Jinny’s Bakery (Leitrim)
- Lena’s Tea Rooms (Leitrim)
Actors for social and professional integration :
- Roscommon Leader Partner (Roscommon)
- Leitrim Local Enterprise Office (Leitrim)
Actors in the reception of migrants and refugees :
- Roscommon Leader Partner (Roscommon)
- EROC Centre (Roscommon)
Public institutions :
- Roscommon Leader Partner (Roscommon)
- Leitrim Local Enterprise Office (Leitrim)
II. Meetings
The aim of these meetings is to discuss themes related to KUS KUS with various organisations, to provoke formal and informal meetings and to build a cartography of initiatives and support for the development of gastronomy, tourism and entrepreneurship.
In the Leitrim and North West region of Ireland, the network has met a number of times.
Here you can read some of the stories of these meetings and the work that is ongoing in our region to promote the ideals and principles that KUS KUS upholds :
- Promoting Culinary Heritage – Kus Alliance Ireland celebrates and supports The Boxty Festival
- Kus Alliance Ireland celebrates the launch of the Taste Leitrim Sourcing Guide

KUS ALLIANCE IRELAND celebrates Local Producers
On the 17th February 2020, KUS Alliance members gathered in force at The Food Hub, Drumshanbo to celebrate Taste Leitrim local food producers. At the

KUS ALLIANCE IRELAND celebrates BOXTY
In Ireland’s County Leitrim, boxty is a legendary local speciality food, Ireland’s own ‘world cuisine’. Secret boxty recipes have been handed down in families from
III. Case Studies
Come and meet some local initiatives and local food entrepreneurs that are passionate about some of Kus Kus core ideas – inclusion, culinary heritage, world cuisine, local food and short supply chains.

Jinny’s Bakery explores multiple routes to market
Jinny’s Bakery was established in late 2003 as a small bread making business in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim. In the first week, Sinead Gillard made and

Chef Sham Hanifa is inspired by his strong culinary heritage
Shamzuri (Sham) Hanifa, a native of Malaysia, moved to Ireland over 18 years ago seeking new opportunities and experiences. Steeped in a tradition and love

Sligo Global Kitchen – inclusion and opportunity through food
The Sligo Global Kitchen was a project started in 2014 to create a space for people living in direct provision to cook and share food

Taste Leitrim, Taste the World – a campaign to showcase world cuisine and food diversity
In 2020, the world stopped still and in Ireland, we found ourselves having to restrict our movements, avoid foreign travel and stay as much as