Ted Ryan 2001
The Waterford and South Kilkenny Region Ted Ryan Challenge was held from the 20th to the 22nd of April in and around Waterford City. Congratulations to the 3rd De La Salle Scout Troop who came second overall in the event and who also won the testmeal section of the event.
DLS Venturers – Local and National Success
The De La Salle Venturer Group have added a further honour to what has already been an exceptionally active and successful year. On Sunday the 24th of September, they were awarded Venturer Group of the Year for 2000 by the Waterford and South Kilkenny Region. This is the group’s third
Cairde Trophy Success
The 2000 Cairde National Venturer Competition was the fourth of its kind. It was held in Larch Hill on the first weekend in July and the competition saw the biggest entry of teams yet. The theme for the weekend was Latin America as everything went El Mexico style. The weekend
Silver Wolfhound Honour
Above: The Chief Scout, Peter Dixon (left centre) conferring the Order of the Silver Wolfhound on Bro. Finbarr with from left, David Rogers, Field Commissioner; Pat Murphy, National Executive Board; JD Hally, former Chief Scout and John Culbert, Regional Commissioner. Scouting Ireland CSI has honoured Brother Finbarr O’Keeffe of the De
Munster Sionnach/MPC
The first major discovery of the weekend was that a Peugeot 106 is not the best machine to stuff four Scouts, a leader and an assload of gear into. After the said machine had the end driven out of it, we checked in with the event co-ordinator (Adam de Eyto)
Chief Scout’s Award
Above (L-R): Paul McSweeney, De La Salle; Peter Dixon, Chief Scout; Andrew Johnston, St. Pauls. Congratulations to Paul McSweeney, formerly of the 3rd De La Salle Scout Troop and now a member of the De La Salle Venturer Group who has been awarded the Chief Scout’s Award. The presentation was made
Venturers hit the Reeks
Above: Members of the De La Salle Venturer Group in the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks. The group had just descended ‘The Bone’ from Maolan Bui having climbed Cnoc na Peiste, The Big Gun and Cruach Mhor in Winter conditions. Loch Cailli and Coimin Uachtarach can be seen in the background.
Scotland 1999 Leaders Weekend
Eighteen leaders from the De La Salle Scout Group, some high Scottish mountains and a load of haggis. The 1999 Leaders weekend was the stuff of legends after which Roddy was made to promise that he would never wear Lycra again.
Leaders Weekend in Scotland
Contingent: John Hennebry, Billy Flynn, Paschal Guilfoyle, Betty Guilfoyle, George Kavanagh, Robert Windle, John O’Donohue, Gary Sinnott, Tom Casey, Colm Ennis, David Guilfoyle, Pat Murphy, Paul White, Ian Sinnott, Billy Collins, Carmel Cunningham, Bernard Cunningham and Aidan Ennis. We had never been so far afield before, so when Scotland was rumoured
Regional Awards
Congratulations to the De La Salle Venturer Group who were awarded Venturer Group of the Year at the Waterford and South Kilkenny Regional mass on the 3rd of October last. The award was in recognition of the continued high standard of activity which the group has maintained over the past
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