Thérèse Bermingham from

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was one of 12 elected volunteer members and former

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of the World Scout Committee, one of the most senior roles in the main executive body of the

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. In 2007, Bermingham attended the

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and joined 350 young people-a boy and a girl from almost every country-for a sunrise ceremony at Brownsea Island, off the coast of

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to mark the centenary of Scouting. In 2015, she was awarded the 344th '' Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the

, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. Bermingham is a tax advisor serving

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* http://www.scouts.ie/international/ * http://www.dermotlacey.ie/blog/2008/07/scouting-irelands-centenary/ * http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/08/05/story25566.asp {{DEFAULTSORT:Bermingham, Therese World Scout Committee members Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award Scouting Ireland Living people Year of birth missing (living people)

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