191st Dublin Deaf Scout Group

Our group has up to four sections catering with a membership of young Deaf people. Most of the members are from Dublin but many scouts and cubs are resident of Holy Family School for the Deaf, Cabra, are every part of the country. We have a leader's team consisting all Deaf. Again our group caters for Deaf boys and girls from 6 to 21 years under the guidance of Deaf adult leaders. The leaders are Elizabeth Jones, Niamh Gannon, Sarah Moore, Kevin G Mulqueen, and Sean Byrne as Group Leader. Paul Moore is our Group Chairperson. We have a policy of total communication although Irish Sign Language is the favoured means of communications with many of the members.
Today we seek better access and opportunities for Deaf adult of Deaf children for Deaf Scout Group especially in their education, communication, spiritual, and social & activities events. We also are seeking better service and life for the Deaf scout in the wider region and to participate along with other scouts at the national and international levels.
The full scout program and scout method slightly modified by the young people and Leaders to suit the members. They try whenever possible to participate with other scouts in competitions, programmer, parties and anything else that are on offer from a national and regional level. The scout group itself, if necessary, modifies the activity so members of the Deaf group can fully participate.

The activities that we do include are

Spring / Winter Hiking Weekend
Weekend Training Camping
Regional Shield Competition
All Ireland Camping Competition.
A Day Outings to historical places of interest
12 Days Camping Holidays in Ireland or aboard
Local and regional competition
Ten pin bowling
Cinema outing with subtitles
and a lot of more!!!!