Official online magazine of Scouting Ireland April 2012 National Council All the Action National Cub Scout Challenge Star Scout Show International News Minister Rabbitte Speaks Highly of Scouting 1 Welcome to this month’s issue of Inside Out your monthly one stop shop for all that is happening in Scouting Ireland. This month we have extensive coverage of these years National Council which took place recently. We also have coverage of the Cub Scout Challenge and many Group, County and National events. Also included this month is our regular features from the Beaver Scout and Cub Scout teams. Remember if you want to submit an article for next months issue then please forward them to [email protected]. Deadline for next months issue is 30th April. See you next month! In this issue... National Council 2012 3 1st Clare Beavers P. 27 Minister’s Address 13 Beaver Scouts 15 “If you make listening Cub Scouts 19 and observation your Volvo Ocean Race 26 occupation you will Aghada Sea Scouts 32 gain much more than World Jamboree 2015 51 you can by talk.” - Baden Powell 2 National Council 2012 It was then onto the motions and these were gone through one by one. See results of these elsewhere National Council 2012 Overview in this edition. Just before lunch four This year National Council took place in The Red Cow Hotel and the overall Presentations of Cú impression from the attendance was that the venue didn’t really lend itself to Chuchnalln’s were Scouting Ireland needs. But in saying that in true Scouting fashion we made the made to members of best of it. Scouting Ireland – see report elsewhere. Friday night saw a very lively questions and answers session. All of the candidates Also the contingent going for election were there and answered all the questions raised. Kiernan Gildea Leader for the World made an excellent job of chairing this session. A lot of the questions were aimed at Scout Jamboree 2013 the two candidate’s going for the Role of Chief Commissioner Adult Resources as was announced as this position was the only one that was been contested. Stephen Carey. Also as part of Some pictures from the General Public. You can view his Address the presentations the incoming National Friday night are available to eleswhere in this issue. Youth reps were presented with their view here Neckerchiefs and introduced to National The Chief Scout then addressed Council. the Minister thanking him and his The National Management Government for their continued Committee also met on Friday night to support for Scouting. He then made a finalise matters for the following day. presentation to the Minister. There was a Saturday morning saw delegates from visual movie presentation on the Annual all over the country decend on National Report which was produced by the Council and checked in with National Communications Team. This gave a great Office staff in the hotel. Delegates then overview of the years events and just made their way the short distance to went to show how much the events centre for the meeting. The we had done in just twelve meeting was opened by Minister for months. Communications Pat Rabbitte who spoke very highly of Scouting Ireland and urged You can view this us not to keep the secret of Scouting to presentation here ourselves but to spread the word to the 3 This years National Council had an attendance of 621 with 117 of these During the lunch break been Youth Reps. a video prepared by the Communications Team Later that evening say the Gala ball was played to look back taking place with Scouting been talked at this years World Scout into the wee small hours. Jamboree in Sweden. You can View it here http://vimeo.com/ groups/scoutingireland/ videos/31328307 The Election Results were surprisingly announced mid afternoon and all the Candidates that were standing uncontested were elected. In the only contested The meeting then finished with an election for Chief Commissioner address by the re-elected Chief Scout Adult Resources Maeliosa De Michael John Shinnick. You can Buitlear pipped the outgoing Chief view the Chief Scouts Final Address Commissioner John Brennan for this elsewhere in this issue. position. This years National Council had an The outgoing Chief Commissioner attendance of 621 with 117 of these then addressed the meeting and been Youth Reps. thanked everyone who assisted him in his three years in the position. Later that evening saw the Gala ball Afull report on the election count is taking place with Scouting been talked available elesewhere in this edition. into the wee small hours. One of the Before the end of the meeting presentations that took place at this was all new members elected to the the presentation of the National Management Committee youth awards to the crean were presented with their National Challenge Team. The Management Neckerchief and were presentation to introduce welcomed on board by the Chief this can be viewed here. Scout. 4 National Council 2012 and develop in new directions that will ensure future sustainability and growth of the association”. At the heart of it all, Michael John is Michael John Shinnick Re-elected a Scout. Active since his own teens Chief Scout with the 18th Cork (Fermoy) and later founder of the Glanworth group. He Scouting Ireland are very pleased to announce the re election of Mr Michael has held many adult leadership roles John Shinnick to the position of Chief Scout for a further 3 year term. The in Scouting Ireland. He has dedicated appointment was ratified at the Annual General meeting of Scouting Ireland his life, through the Scouting which took place last Saturday at the Red Cow Hotel, Dublin. Mr Shinnick Movement, to helping young people will now continue with the challenge of leading the Staff and Volunteers of fulfil their potential. He now will Scouting Ireland, the fastest growing Youth Organisation in the Country. continue to bring his understanding Speaking on Opening the Conference of leadership development, teamwork Minister for Communications Mr Mr Shinnick who hails from Fermoy, in County Cork, a well known business and peer-learning for another three Pat Rabbitte stated that Scouting man and director of Micro Bio a Chemical Manufacturing Company, was years to Scouting Ireland. Ireland was now the largest youth Organisation on the Island and that elected with overwhelming support they should now come out and let the by the 620 delegates both Adult and general public know exactly what a become better citizens through their excellent Youth Members that attended the great organisation they have become. new ONE Programme. He also further stated Conference. He stated that the country needs that recently Minister For Education Rurai organisations like Scouting Ireland Quinn said at an educational Conference that Scouting Ireland has evolved over to get us through this tough period in the educational methods used by Scouting time and has outlived its traditional the Country’s history. Never before Ireland are something that all educators image to become a modern was volunteering more important should aspire too. organisation creating ‘tomorrow’s and he praised it’s 10,000 Scouters citizens’. Scouting Ireland now has for the work they do. He further went Commenting on his appointment, the Chief 462 Scout Groups, based in every on to say that Scouting Ireland has Scout of Scouting Ireland, Michael John County on the Island of Ireland and outlived its traditional image to now Shinnick, stated that he is very pleased and is opening on average about 20 new become a modern organisation. He honoured to have been elected to his 2nd groups each year. Scouting Ireland’s urged that Scouting Ireland show term as Chief Scout. The Chief Scout went Membership was 32,283 in 2004 this new image, of a youth led, Fun, on to say “I am hoping to continue with the and today it is standing at 42,668 an Adventurous and an organisation help of both the leadership and the staff to increase of some 32.1%. that Challenges all youth members to build on Scouting Ireland existing strengths 5 National Council 2012 Communications Team at National Council The Communications Team were out in force all over the National Council weekend. They had a very impressive stand on display in the expo area. The stands had on display all recent section posters and were actually giving out copies to youth members who called to the stand. Over the course of the meeting the team had live twitter updates on all that was happening including giving the results of motions as they wereNational decided events, on. Our Rover Photography Team, Venture Team made sure that they got images andof all Scout the events Teams. over The the Expo weekend. Area also hosted National Campsites, Larch Hill, the Eucharistic Congress and the Scout Shop who done brisk business all day. You can view them here The video team covered all the goings on and got an exclusive video interview with Pat Rabbitte Minister for Communications. Also at the stand were the three promotional Brochures now available from your Provincal Office, for use in promotion and recruitment for your group. Our Team were also sorting out Access Issues for members who who can’t log onto my.scouts amongst other things. Also in the Expo Area were numerous stands including Jamboree 2013, Jamoige, 6 National Council 2012 Chief Scout National Secretary National Council 2012 Results This years National Council had a very long an varied list of motions to be debated and decided upon. To see the full list of results for each of the motions you can click here.