Readers' Blog: Katherine Zappone should apologise to Scouting Ireland

“Disgraceful” is the most descriptive word I can think of to describe the attack by the Minister for Children Katherine Zappone on Scouting Ireland.

Her inflammatory remarks somehow suggest that every Scout Leader cannot be trusted, and even when parents accompany their children on Scouting trips, in her eyes they must be questioned if they are trustworthy or capable of minding children.