Scouting Ireland officer lashes out at ‘malcontents and bog men’ in no confidence motion 

The comments were made online on social media after a motion of no confidence was passed in the board. 

A member of the Scouting Ireland disciplinary team has lashed out at the volunteers who tabled and spoke in favour of a motion of no confidence in the board of directors at the recent annual general meeting (AGM), describing them as “malcontents and bog men”.

In comments to a closed Facebook group, seen by the Irish Examiner, in response to a post informing members of the vote’s result, Paul Browne, an investigations officer said the “weasel worded” motion was "launched in a coordinated fashion by malcontents".