The Food Hub

08/07/2026

It's lovely to see the Spanish Galleon – Galeón Andalucia in Sligo this week. Well done to Visit Sligo and all involved.

We were delighted to see an audio guide of the ship, it's a great example of digital technology and is of interest to us in our work on the DOT.Rural project.

DOT.Rural aims to develop new skills and competencies among DMOs operators, to effectively address the evolving challenges in the tourism sector, also encouraging the adoption of digital technologies that enhance the visitor experience while preserving the natural and cultural heritage of rural areas. https://www.dotrural.eu/

06/07/2026

We are delighted to be working on the Data4Rural project. This is an Erasmus+ initiative that aims to strengthen digital and data-related skills in the rural tourism sector.

The project seeks to develop an innovative VET programme that equips rural tourism actors with the competences required to participate meaningfully in the data-driven transition of the tourism sector and in emerging European tourism data spaces.

Visit the website to find out more: https://data4rural.com/

25/06/2026

A reminder of our DOT.Rural workshop tomorrow in The Hive, Carrick on Shannon.
All welcome.

Come and join us in The Hive, Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim, this Friday 26th July from 11am - 1pm, for the final co-design curriculum workshop for the DOT.Rural project.
If you have an interest in tourism, digital marketing, and storytelling, this is not to be missed.

23/06/2026

Come and join us in The Hive, Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim, this Friday 26th July from 11am - 1pm, for the final co-design curriculum workshop for the DOT.Rural project.
If you have an interest in tourism, digital marketing, and storytelling, this is not to be missed.

23/06/2026

📣 Employers, employment services, enterprise agencies and local stakeholders are invited to join us at The Food Hub, Drumshanbo on Wednesday, 1 July.

FUSE is creating practical pathways from long-term unemployment into sustainable jobs in the food and hospitality sector. This is an ESF+ funded project and led by our great friends in Roscommon Leader Partnership

For employers, the opportunity is significant:

✅ Access to trained candidates
✅ 80% employment subsidisation for one year
✅ Support with candidate matching and onboarding
✅ Roles shaped around real workforce needs

And most importantly, FUSE will provide practical sector training, digital and workplace skills, personalised support and direct routes into employment.

At this information session, we will explain how the programme works, how employers can participate, how eligible candidates can be referred and how local agencies and stakeholders can support delivery.

📅 Wednesday, 1 July 2026
🕚 11.00am to 12.30pm
📍 The Food Hub, Drumshanbo
🍽️ A delicious lunch will be served

Register here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FUSEinfosession

Learn more about FUSE:
https://project-fuse.eu/

18/06/2026

If there is one thing we know about hospitality, it is that standing still is never an option.

At The Food Hub, we are proud to be working alongside Atlantic Technological University (ATU) as part of the EcoSmart Hospitality partnership. The resources developed through this collaboration will directly benefit our Taste Leitrim food and hospitality network, while also supporting the continued development of hospitality and tourism training programmes delivered on-site at The Food Hub in partnership with Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB), Leitrim Partnership and others.

One thing is for sure. As the sector responds to growing sustainability demands, digital transformation, workforce pressures and changing customer expectations, it faces significant challenges but also exciting opportunities to innovate, adapt and thrive.

Over the past 18 months, the EcoSmart Hospitality partnership, supported by Erasmus+, has been developing a suite of practical learning resources to support hospitality businesses, educators and trainers in navigating these changes. We are now entering the final pilot testing phase and would greatly value your expertise and feedback.

Whether you operate a hotel, guesthouse, restaurant, café, visitor attraction or hospitality training programme, your experience can help shape the final resources before they are released across Europe.

The survey takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete and pilot testing remains open until 22 June 2026.

You can find all the resources here: https://ecosmartproject.eu/open-educational-resources/

And take part in the survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EcoSmartOERs

17/06/2026

The second workshop for the DOT.Rural Tourism: Digital Marketing and Storytelling workshop takes place online this Friday, from 11am - 1pm.
All welcome to attend. Please email [email protected] to register.

11/06/2026

Come and join us tomorrow for the DOT.Rural workshop at The Building Block Sligo - no need to register, just come along at 11am.

Sligo Life, Visit Sligo

Come and join us on Friday June 12th at 11am in The Building Block, Sligo, for the DOT.Rural co-design workshop. The workshop will focus on Digital Marketing and Storytelling. Through this event, we want to hear the opinion of experts in tourism or businesses in the industry about this topic and how they feel our work on the subject can be improved. We hope this module - part of the curriculum we're developing for D.O.T. Rural will help educate DMOs on digital ways to improve their services.

Your opinion will be valuable towards improving our training. We hope you can join us on the day. Refreshments and nibbles will be served on the day.

05/06/2026

If there is one thing we know about hospitality, it is that standing still is never an option.

At The Food Hub, we are proud to be working alongside Atlantic Technological University (ATU) as part of the EcoSmart Hospitality partnership. The resources developed through this collaboration will directly benefit our Taste Leitrim food and hospitality network, while also supporting the continued development of hospitality and tourism training programmes delivered on-site at The Food Hub in partnership with Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB), Leitrim Partnership and others.

One thing is for sure. As the sector responds to growing sustainability demands, digital transformation, workforce pressures and changing customer expectations, it faces significant challenges but also exciting opportunities to innovate, adapt and thrive.

Over the past 18 months, the EcoSmart Hospitality partnership, supported by Erasmus+, has been developing a suite of practical learning resources to support hospitality businesses, educators and trainers in navigating these changes. We are now entering the final pilot testing phase and would greatly value your expertise and feedback.

Whether you operate a hotel, guesthouse, restaurant, café, visitor attraction or hospitality training programme, your experience can help shape the final resources before they are released across Europe.

The survey takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete and pilot testing remains open until 22 June 2026.

📋 Take part here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EcoSmartOER

03/06/2026

Come and join us on Friday June 12th at 11am in The Building Block, Sligo, for the DOT.Rural co-design workshop. The workshop will focus on Digital Marketing and Storytelling. Through this event, we want to hear the opinion of experts in tourism or businesses in the industry about this topic and how they feel our work on the subject can be improved. We hope this module - part of the curriculum we're developing for D.O.T. Rural will help educate DMOs on digital ways to improve their services.

Your opinion will be valuable towards improving our training. We hope you can join us on the day. Refreshments and nibbles will be served on the day.