Tru Irish Blog

AB Soap Studio bring clean style to your life, and nature closer to you.Once upon a time, A and B lived in the same town. Both loved books, pictures and musical instruments, colours, shapes and sounds. They were brought together by word games and mind tricks and played in nature, gathering sun, shells, herbs and seaweed. Having experienced so many meaningful moments, and realising they had to capture and share them with others, A and B found a way to spread powerful messages in the purest way……and started to build their own shapes, colours and forms to tell stories, describe...

Dernacoo Crafts make simple, beautiful handcrafted products from a small workshop in County Monaghan.  Using the finest sustainably sourced Irish wood, Dernacoo Crafts pride themselves in creating unique, high-quality gifts and kitchenware that are made to last.  Dernacoo Crafts can personalise any piece with a specific engravement on it - name, date, copy of a photograph, graphic, you name it and they will try their best to do it for you. Let's have a look at some of their fine pieces...   Personalised Elm Sign by Dernacoo Crafts    Shots Board by Dernacoo Crafts   Wine Glass & Bottle Holder by Dernacoo Crafts...

“I’ll tell you a story About Johnny McGory… Will I Begin it? That’s all that’s in it!” Growing up in Ireland each and every night Emma-Jane’s Mammy and Daddy told her a story about Johnny Magory. These ‘made-up’ tales were usually derived from whatever sort of harm and devilment EJ had got up to that day and she couldn’t wait for bedtime to hear about what Johnny had done too! Because of this, she was inspired to write down a few stories and bring Johnny McGory to the next generation. The Adventures of Johnny Magory have just been shortlisted for the...

INNU jewellery is a custom-made Contemporary Irish 3D Printed Jewellery company. Personalised Ring With Soundwave & Lyrics from your favourite song Bespoke Made In Ireland Soundwave Ring can be made using a soundwave from any song or audio file and is available in many different sizes and metals. Using any soundwave whether it be from your favourite song or another audio file, you can also get words engraved on the inside of the ring. Simply contact us with an audio file / soundwave image / a link or just a song name together with any words you would like engraved onto...

THE CREATOR Rob, the creator of Handmade Wooden Stools lives a self-reliant lifestyle on a sparse hillside in the rural west of Ireland. Living off-the-grid and growing most of his own food, his is a quiet and simple existence. For many years he has explored a variety of traditional crafts involving natural materials, through this he has gained an understanding of how peoples of the past must have lived off the land and also scratched many a creative itch. He practised ropework for sometime, which lead to chair seating and then (when looking for a way to work from home) started making...