Some members of Scouting Ireland may have been surprised to notice that the association is now a ‘faith based movement’, if the strategic plan (presented under the name ‘Vision 2020’) unveiled by a couple of key figures in the senior leadership, is to be believed.

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Scouting Ireland’s ‘Vision 2020’ document was launched this week, with the usual muted fanfare that this type of thing generates.

The concept is a transformational plan for the Scout movement in Ireland that will outlive (in political terms) many of the current national leadership of the association, thus in theory eliminating the effect that personal agenda’s, grandstanding and interest groups might have on slowing down or disrupting the project.

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