Decisions & Consequences
Some question have arisen about the effect of the vote that is planned for the EGM on April 21st It appears that there is some confusion about what effect a...
Crisis – A difficult and most important decision
One definition of the word CRISIS is: "a time when a difficult or important decision must be made". I submit that we are clearly at a point of crisis, as...
GL & Commissioners – Questions Answered
In the past couple of days many Scouters received a mailing from National Office with a short report on the recent Group Leaders and Commissioners Conference. The text of the...
Board of Directors
The following quote is from a communication by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Gasóga na hÉireann / Scouting Ireland Services CLG and dated January 6th: It is...
Castle Saunderson
It seems that the Annual Return and the financial Statements up to 31/08/2022 have been filed since the original posting here on January 17th, the text below has been modified...
Scouting Ireland Financial Accounts to end of August 2022
The company called Gasóga na hÉireann / Scouting Ireland, previously called Scouting Ireland Services Company Limited by Guarantee, and commonly referring to itself as Scouting Ireland has recently circulated to...
Allegations over child safeguarding issue and finances
On Saturday last (January 6th) Scouting Ireland once more made the national papers. Based on a document which they had obtained access to, the Irish Times published an article regarding...
Inclusive Decision Making in Scouting
Voluntary organisations today are highly regulated, and this puts the onus on those in charge to be fully accountable for how the organisation conducts its affairs. That said, Scouting remains...
The Value of a National Scout Organisation
This is not a short article, click here for a version which is easy to print or download A National Scout Organisation Over the years I have heard from time-to-time...
Thought Provoking?
A few items have come to our attention recently Putting them together here for ease of access Makes me sad... The Value Equation Reputation Matters JamanJi2022