IEThe Irish Times
Scouting Ireland’s future ‘threatened’ by costs of historic abuse cases in legacy groups
Department records show report suggests organisation faced selling off properties, increasing fees and assuming debts to meet costs
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- 25 Aug 2026, 05:11 UTC
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
- Country
- Ireland
- Source published
- 25 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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- Byline
- Jack Horgan-Jones
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Department records show report suggests organisation faced selling off properties, increasing fees and assuming debts to meet costs
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Scouting Ireland’s future ‘threatened’ by costs of historic abuse cases in legacy groups
Department records show report suggests organisation faced selling off properties, increasing fees and assuming debts to meet costs
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- #2258
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- 25 Aug 2026, 05:11 UTC
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