The Scouts: An organisation at war with itself
Amid disputes, internal politicking and questions over the handing of sexual abuse allegations, the government has suspended state funding for Scouting Ireland
Christy McCann was re-elected as Scouting Ireland’s chief scout last Saturday. His second term lasted less than a week. On Thursday, he stepped aside.
McCann had become a lightning rod for national criticism over the organisation’s handling of a litany of sexual abuse allegations, not least the revelation that a man who had allegedly raped a woman on a scout camp had not only been reinstated without being vetted – despite gardai recommending ...
