Organisation: Scout Association of Ireland

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Scouting volunteer to turn whistleblower on abuse scandal

A scouting volunteer is expected to turn whistleblower on allegations about sexual abuse in the scouting movement, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Vulnerable betrayed once again

It's just over ten years since the Murphy Report on the decades-long sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic archdiocese of Dublin was published. That damming, harrowing document came a few months after the Ryan Report dealt with physical, psychological and sexual abuse in industrial schools controlled by Catholic orders.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Support from Scouting Ireland to alleged abuse victims not enough, charity claims

The support offered by Scouting Ireland to people alleging they were abused, sexually and physically, within scouting is not enough, a leading abuse survivors charity has claimed.

Wed, 12 Dec, 2018

Abuse in Scouting Ireland - Nobody was prepared for this outrage

“Be prepared” is the scouting motto, but it is unlikely that Scouting Ireland was ready to deal with the fact that a full review of the organisation has found evidence of 71 alleged abusers and 108 victims between the 1960s and 1980s.

Thu, 22 Nov, 2018

Woman who defrauded building society must sell home

A Montessori School owner must sell her home after defrauding a building society out of almost €50,000 by using a chequebook for a closed Scout Association of Ireland bank account.

Wed, 17 Dec, 2008