14th Galway Scouts

Fantastic water sports day kayaking in Rusheen with the Cubs

Great day hiking in Mamean, Connemara with the cubs!

Scouts and Ventures presenting the winning medal at our Dogs night Fundraiser

All safely back on our bus after a day walking in Connemara ( bad weather got in the way of big plans but lots of learning)

Cubs and Beavers in the Galway City parade celebrating the Olympics 2024

Many thanks to Larry from Fire and Rescue Galway for showing our cubs around the station, giving excellent advice on first aid and what to do in the event of emergencies.

Scouts on Abbey hill as part of Great weekend in the Burren outdoor adventure centre. Ok weather between the cold and the Storm.

Cubs have their first overnight adventure of the year thanks to 13thRemore for the use of their den

Pat's Ventures Christmas Dinner

Scouts encourage our members to be active citizens. A keep part of active citizenship is partaking and voting. To vote you need to register

More mummies they are everywhere this time Scout Mummies

Atlantic and Pacific Cubs Packs Halloween partying

all successful weekend of radio and electronic scouting. Electronic kit building, digital radio, VHF radio challenge trails, accessing wosm Jota Joti website for talks and games and chat, UHF radio

Scouts and a beaver after litter picking in Rusheen Park and South Barna Woods, terrible to have to clean up hidden dumped rubbish.

Three now ventures received their Scout CSA/Gaisce Award yesterday at the nationa awards ceremony in Dublin l

Scouts on the Maanturks Sionnach

Some of the ventures on the hike day of the Connemara Venture Havoc

Ship for World Youth Programme
– Opportunity for Members 18-30 Years

This is a fantastic opportunity for learning, development, and travel along the coast of Japan with young people from selected countries. This is the first time Ireland has been invited to send a delegation on this month long trip to Japan with all costs covered. You will join young people from 10 other countries in Tokyo and travel on a ship to three ports of call - Kyoto, Hyogo and Kochi.

The deadline is 12th September 2023.

A project for next summer perhaps?

One of our scouters sharing the impacts of youth work

“One of our scout leaders is afraid of storms. She really doesn’t like thunder and lightning.

Last week, we took a group of young people camping in Switzerland and, of course, a storm came. And when a storm comes when you are camping, you are IN that storm.

That was the night when one of our young people really surprised me. On his own initiative, he went and sat with her, explaining that she could tell how far away the lightning was based on the time that elapsed between the flash and the sound. It really helped to calm her.

Sometimes teens can seem self-centred, because that’s just how it works at that age. But youth work gives them the chance to step outside of themselves, supporting and being kind to others. I often think about this: it showed me who he is when nobody's looking.”

- Eimear, a youth leader with Scouting Ireland

14th Galway delegation at the closing ceremony of WSJ 2023

All our group's Korea WSJ delegation are now safely in their evacuation accommodation. Thanks to the Korean Government, the Jamboree Management Team, WOSM and the Irish Contingent Team and Troop Scouters for getting them safely out of the way of the coming Typhoon 🌀

Might Galway at WSJ Korea 2023. We have been assured all our members in Korea are having a great time and with their great Scout experience coping with the weather

Eoin of this Group saying the Scout promise one the two English speakers at the opening ceremony of World Scout Jamboree

Our group's full 25th World Jamboree Korea 2O23

Our seven scouts and troop leader with other Galway Samhain Troop members heading off from Galway this morning on long Journey to WSJ Korea for an adventure of a lifetime

Our IST members are heading off to the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Korea. Have a great time

Scouts had a great day climbing Errisbeg followed by a cooling down swim on Gurteen Beach and chips from the local food truck. Well done to the scouts and thanks to all adults who help make this adventure happen

Congratulations to Eva of our Group and her partner Eoin of Castlebar on getting their Explorer belts. Mission accomplished