Scouting Ireland has made a €7.4 million provision in its financial accounts to August 2022 relating to liabilities arising from historical child sexual abuse but managed to secure “going concern” status despite objections from a minority of directors of the organisation at the time of its accounts. The historic abuse concerns relate to legacy organisations the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland and the Scout Association of Ireland. In its latest accounts, the youth organisation states that directors reviewed the amount of this provision annually, taking account of legal advice and estimates. It was €6.8 million in 2021. Scouting Ireland said…

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