Scouting Ireland (Irish: Gasóga na hÉireann) is the national Scouting association of Ireland and a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). Its headquarters are at Larch Hill, Co. Dublin. It is a voluntary, non-formal educational movement for young people. It is independent, non-political, open to all without distinction of origin, race, creed or gender, in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by Robert Baden-Powell and as stated by WOSM.

The aim of Scouting Ireland is to encourage the physical, intellectual, social, spiritual and cultural development of its members so that they may achieve their full potential and, as responsible citizens, contribute and improve society.

Origins

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In 1908, Scouting was brought from England and spread across Ireland. In Dublin, two priests, Frs. Tom and Ernest Farrell followed the progress of Scouting. They noted that in other countries, the Catholic church had taken up the idea of Scouting. After much study and experimentation, they made a proposal to the bishops of Ireland and were granted a constitution and episcopal patronage in November 1926. Thus, the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland was created. The CBSI grew as the years passed.

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@kandrewphillips Smells like stability to me. Front office in place with The Tuna. Scouting dept in place with Jeff Ireland. Head Coach too.
HowardCosell (Kelsey) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:21:40 -0000
@kandrewphillips Smells like stability to me. Front office in place with The Tuna. Scouting dept in place with Jeff Ireland. Head Coach too.
Very cool! Just set up a lunch in Ireland with an Irish Scout leader and his son. Bringing some patches and a book Scouting Worldwide!
bryanspellman (Bryan Spellman) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:07:41 -0000
Very cool! Just set up a lunch in Ireland with an Irish Scout leader and his son. Bringing some patches and a book Scouting Worldwide!

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