TUS Culinary Art students raise funds for the Irish Red Cross while standing with fellow Ukrainian classmate

Ukrainian native and TUS student Lyudmyla Kyrychenko was joined by her fellow culinary and hospitality students recently, as they cooked up a seven course Ukrainian inspired tasting menu at the TUS Taste Restaurant Moylish, Limerick in aid of the Irish Red Cross Ukrainian Fund.

Among the 40 guests in attendance was Lyudmyla’s mother Halyna Dzuba, who fled the violence in Kiev and arrived in Shannon airport via Warsaw just one day prior to the event. Speaking at the fundraising event, President of TUS President Vincent Cunnane said, “I would like to welcome everyone to Taste, with a special welcome to our Ukrainian friends and families. I only wish we were meeting under happier circumstances. It is important that we show our support to the people of the Ukraine, and I would like to congratulate the culinary students for doing what they can to assist the people of the Ukraine and stand with their colleague Lyudmyla.”

The fundraising event in TUS was a great way for our students to show their support for their Ukrainian colleagues and friends, but also an opportunity to learn about the unique Ukrainian culture through its national dishes and food.