Tru Irish Blog

The Ultimate Fitness Pack is the latest creation by Christopher Flood from Emyvale. He is a transition year student in St. Macartan's College, Monaghan. From his years of experience involved in playing GAA for his club Truagh and with the county minors with Monaghan, he decided to design and start selling the Ultimate Fitness Pack.   When his football coach told him to go out and buy some gym items, he realized there was nowhere selling a full fitness pack of everything he needed and that to buy each item individually it was quite expensive. Therefore he came up with the idea to create his own...

Christmas is soon approaching and as what to get our loved ones are on a lot of peoples minds, we at Tru Irish decided to leave our computer desks for once and allows the public to come set what we have to offer and get some much needed Christmas inspiration. And where better to get into the Christmas spirit than the Magical Christmas Kingdom at the Hill of The O Neill & Ranfurly House.    Claire arrived Friday morning on the 24th of November to set up the stall for the weekend ahead. She was joined in the Crafts Room in Ranfurly House Arts...

Rewind one year ago where Truagh Development Association and members of the board were delighted to welcome both Minister Heather Humphreys and Leo Varadkar to see the successful Community Services Programme put in place last October by TDA.   One year on, Mickey Treanor, Chairperson of Truagh and the board were pleased to welcome  Minister Humphreys back to launch the latest venture, Tru Irish. TDA saw the need for the Tru Irish project, outlined its importance to the craft sector in a rural border area like Truagh and the wider north Monaghan area and therefore created a plan, which has now come to...

Have you started your Christmas shopping? Do you have any ideas on what to get the loved ones in your life? Whether you have started your Christmas shopping and not, we are here to get the ball rolling and give you a helping hand. We have compiled a list of our top ten picks all available on truirish.com. Taking the stress out of Christmas shopping, here is a go-to guide for Christams 2017.    FOR MUM: Wool Cushions with Wooden Buttons by Geraldine Gildernew   These Aran knit cushions add comfort and tradition back to any living space and are a...

On Monday, 6th of November 2017, Truagh Development Association held the official launch of Tru Irish. Heather Humphreys, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, came to launch the online initiative in the Blackwater Learning Centre. We invited members of the council, local politicians, our local crafters, members of the local community and the media to come and celebrate this exciting venture.     Our guests began to arrive from 12 o'clock where they were welcomed into the main hall where we had a selection of our craft work on display for everyone to see exactly what we were about. Pieces included Liz...