A Scout Province is an administrative division within
Scouting Ireland
Scouting Ireland () is one of the largest youth movements on the island of Ireland, a voluntary educational movement for young people with over 45,000 members, including over 11,000 adult volunteers . Of the 750,000 people between the ages of 6 ...
. Each province comprises a number of
Scout Counties, which are mobilised and coordinated to combine their resources for the improvement of Scouting at a local level.
There are six Scout Provinces in
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
: Dublin, Northern, North Eastern, Western, Southern and South Eastern. They are based on a geographical area of reasonable distance and the National Management Committee determines their boundaries.
The Scout Province is organised and administered by the Provincial Management/Support Team (PMST). The primary role of the Scout Province is to support Scouting at local level by assisting and supporting Scout Counties in fulfilling their role and by assisting in the making of Scouting Ireland's policies and ensuring that these policies are carried out.
Wood Badge
Wood Badge is a Scout leader training program, first implemented by The Scout Association, The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom in 1919 and subsequently adopted, with variations, by some other Scout organizations. Wood Badge Course ...
Training is carried out within Provinces by Provincial Training Co-ordinators and their teams, administered by Provincial Support Officers, professional staff working in offices within each province.
Dublin Scout Province
Dublin Scout Province was formed on January 1, 2004 as Dublin Metropolitan Province after the two original Scout associations in Ireland,
Scouting Ireland S.A.I. and
Scouting Ireland (CSI)
The Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland (CBSI; ) was an Irish Catholic Scouting organisation active from 1927 until 2004, when it formed Scouting Ireland by merging with the former Scout Association of Ireland (SAI), a non-denominational Scout orga ...
merged to form
Scouting Ireland
Scouting Ireland () is one of the largest youth movements on the island of Ireland, a voluntary educational movement for young people with over 45,000 members, including over 11,000 adult volunteers . Of the 750,000 people between the ages of 6 ...
. Both associations voted to join to form a new single association in 2003, following a decision to set this process in motion in 1998. The Province renamed itself in February, 2008.
The Provincial Commissioner is Helena Campbell.
There are 8 counties in the Province.
*Cluain Toirc Scout County
*Dodder Scout County
*Dublinia Scout County
*Dún na Farraige Scout County
*Liffey West Scout County
*Mountpelier Scout County
*Three Rock Scout County
*Tolka Scout County
Northern Scout Province
Since 22nd January 2023, the Provincial Commissioner is Rónán McGibbon.
There are 4 counties in the Province.
*Brian Boru Scout County
*Down & Connor Scout County
*Erne Scout County
*Errigal Scout County
North Eastern Scout Province
, the Provincial Commissioner is Alan Kearney.
There are 7 counties in the Province.
*Cavan — Monaghan Scout County
*Fingal Scout County
*Reachra Scout County
*Atha Cliath 15 Scout County
*Gleann Na Boinne Scout County
*Lakelands Scout County
*Louth Scout County
Western Scout Province
The Provincial Commissioner is Michelle Comer.
There are 5 counties in the Province.
*Clare Scout County
*Galway Scout County
*Lough Keel Scout County
*Mayo Scout County
*Sligo Scout County
Southern Scout Province
The Provincial Commissioner is Ursula Cosgrove.
There are 9 counties in the Province.
*Cois Laoi Chorcaí Scout County
*Cork South Scout County
*Kerry Scout County
*Lee Valley Scout County
*Limerick Scout County
*North Cork Scout County
*Tipperary Scout County (replaced Tipp Cois Suir & Tipp North Scout Counties
)
*West Cork Scout County
South Eastern Scout Province
The Provincial Commissioner is Jemma Brennan.
There are 7 counties in the Province.
*Carlow-Kilkenny Scout County
*Cill Dara Scout County
*Cill Mhantáin Scout County
*Slieve Bloom Scout County
*South Kildare Scout County
*Waterford Scout County
*Wexford Scout County
References
External links
Scouting Ireland website{{Scoutorg SI
Province, Scout (Scouting Ireland)