Paedophile attended scout event with 5,000 children in 2018 despite complaints about behaviour

Child safeguarding expert Ian Elliott, who was interim head of safeguarding in Scouting Ireland at the time of that year's national jamboree, said vetting procedures were in place for attendance at the event, but they failed to stop Mr Barry getting access to it

Dave Barry was jailed for five years this week after he admitted all 29 charges against him – 28 for indecent or sexual assaults and one for attempted assault.

Convicted child abuser Dave Barry attended a major Scouting Ireland event for 5,000 children in 2018 despite previous complaints to the organisation about his interaction with young boys.

Child safeguarding expert Ian Elliott, who was interim head of safeguarding in Scouting Ireland at the time of that year's national jamboree, described the former senior scouting leader’s attendance at the event as “a failure of the vetting system”.