Ian Elliott
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Scouting Ireland chief scout calls for his suspension to be lifted ‘immediately’
- Social Affairs
- December 16, 2020, 01:00
A number of senior Scouting Ireland figures have called for the suspension of chief scout Christy McCann to be lifted “immediately”, in a renewed bout(...)

Scouting Ireland to hire third safeguarding manager in three years
- Social Affairs
- August 10, 2020, 16:55
Scouting Ireland is seeking to hire a new safeguarding manager to oversee child protection standards in the organisation, its third in as many years. (...)

More than 100 criminal investigations into alleged scout abusers under way, gardaí confirm
- Social Affairs
- June 23, 2020, 01:00
Specialist gardaí are currently carrying out 110 criminal investigations into former scout leaders alleged to have sexually abused children in legacy (...)

Elliott feared there could be ‘thousands’ of scout abuse victims
- Social Affairs
- May 15, 2020, 17:09
It was the day after Scouting Ireland had elected an entirely new board as part of an overhaul of the youth organisation’s governance. The 10 new boar(...)

Sex offenders operated at highest levels of scouting groups, report finds
- Social Affairs
- May 15, 2020, 01:29
Child sexual abuse was “tolerated” at the highest levels of former scouting organisations, with the crimes of those who preyed on children covered up (...)

Damning report reveals child abuse was ‘tolerated’ in scout bodies
- Social Affairs
- May 15, 2020, 01:00
The sexual abuse of vulnerable children was both “facilitated” and “tolerated” at the highest levels of Scouting Ireland’s legacy organisations, with (...)

Timeline: 10 key dates in the Scouting Ireland controversy
- Social Affairs
- May 15, 2020, 01:00
February 23rd, 2018: The Irish Times published a front page story revealing the details of a confidential review into Scouting Ireland’s handling of a(...)

Full text: Scouting Ireland apology to victims of sexual abuse
- Social Affairs
- May 14, 2020, 14:46
Scouting Ireland published a final report on Thursday into historical child sex abuse that took place in legacy scouting organisations. The report was(...)

Timeline: How the abuse scandal in Ireland’s scouting movement unfolded
- Social Affairs
- May 14, 2020, 12:46
Scouting Ireland has published a major report into the historic child sexual abuse scandal in legacy scouting organisations. The report was compiled b(...)

‘Sex offenders dominated leadership’ of scouting body for decades, report finds
- Social Affairs
- May 14, 2020, 11:18
Individuals who had a “sexual interest” in children rose to positions of power in legacy scouting organisations and were able to prevent known child a(...)