In October 2024 Cub Scouts and Sea Scouts camped for a weekend at Larch Hill. Great fun had by all!

Sea Scouts recently took on two weekend voyages on board the Brian Boru as part of our Scouting for Safe Harbour community safety project funded by the Community Safety Innovation Fund.

🏕️ Summer camp 2024 was a great adventure with plenty of activity on our own boats. ⛵️ Well done to all, especially the Watch Leaders and Assistant Watch Leaders who ensured every Scout has a great time! Thanks to our volunteers for making it all happen!

A productive night last night getting our skiff on the water along with our sister and brother Sea Scouts from North Strand. Thanks to all who have done the hard work to get her ready to launch – a busy summer of rowing ahead for both groups. We’re especially grateful to Codling Wind Park, generous…

We are delighted to be part of the Department of Justice’s Community Safety Innovation Fund. Our 2023-2024 project will include discussion on community safety issues among young people, using an innovative approach of journeys afloat as a vehicle to explore youth views on their safety in their community. To complete the project we will acquire…

We can’t wait to start our new evening for 6, 7 and 8 year olds. Games, outdoor adventure, outdoor skills, team projects and much more await! Apply here!

🐚 Would you know your sea squirt from your bloody red shrimp or zebra mussel? 🧼 Last night our Cubs learned all about marine invasive species and the damage they can cause to our rivers and water bodies. They also started to learn about how we can prevent moving them them one water body to…

Cubs and Sea Scouts are back after a short summer recess. Our Sea Scout den is in great shape due to parent power and the hard work of our young members over the summer, and ready for the season ahead. Plans for programmes are exciting, including sailing for Sea Scouts and a whole range of…

We are delighted to have received funding from the Local Authority Waters Programme this year for a project to increase our knowledge of the impact of marine invasive species and to take actions to reduce our impact. Over coming months we will acquire equipment for an outdoor classroom, our “coastal classroom”, a water butt to…

We will shortly take delivery of new sailing boats, including an RS Venture and an RS Toura, all with thanks to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media’s Sports Capital Equipment Programme. This is a huge step for us and will multiply our ability to get young people afloat in a team-based…

Some of our Sea Scouts recently completed the Connacht and Ulster Mountain Pursuit Challenges. These two night expeditions require participants to be full self-sufficient for equipment, food and navigation in the hills for two nights and two days. Well done to all! This would not have been possible without the support of our local credit…

To meet high demand from young people in the community, we are recruiting additional volunteers. In particular we are looking for female volunteers to work with our 11-16 age section. Full training provided and no previous experience required! Let us know at 1portseascouts@gmail.com if interested!