Call for Ladybirds and Brownies: Irish Girl Guides opens two new Units in Dublin 15
Dublin People 16 Sep 2025
The Irish Girl Guides recently announced the opening of a new Ladybird (5-7) Unit in the newly refurbished Hartstown Community Centre and a new Brownies (7-10) Unit at Mulduddart Community Centre.
The girls will meet once a week from the end of September until June, making friends and having fun in a safe and friendly environment.
During this time, they take part in engaging games, creative arts and crafts, storytelling, and exciting outdoor adventures. These activities encourage teamwork, creativity, and a love of learning.
In Irish Girl Guides, girls aged 5+ get to build confidence, and discover new skills, and that includes the adults too!
The Irish Girl Guide Journey Programme encourages working towards age-appropriate Badges under the areas of Teamwork, Life Skills, Global Awareness, Change, Outdoors and Guiding Traditions, which makes the organisation unique.
The launch of this Ladybird Unit marks an exciting new chapter for the local Hartstown community.
The recently refurbished centre is looking fabulous and will provide the perfect place for Ladybirds, the youngest section of the Irish Girl Guides.
They will follow a three-year adventure, where they will Discover, Grow, and then, when they are ready to Fly up to Brownies at age 7, Irish Girl Guides will have opened a Brownie Unit in Hartstown Community Centre for ages 7-10 too?
As for the Brownies, they also embark on a three-year Journey programme that builds on this age group’s love of adventure and challenge.
Brownies become detectives, discovering new things about themselves and the world around them as they complete Interest Badges and collect their three Journey Badges – Detect, Investigate, and Explore.
Wonderful experiences await the Mulhuddart Brownies!
Lorraine Abbey, Chairperson of Hartstown Community Centre said: “We are thrilled to bring the Ladybirds to Hartstown. The refurbished community centre is a fantastic space, and we can’t wait to see the girls enjoying all that Girl Guiding has to offer. This is about creating opportunities for young girls to build confidence, friendships, and make lifelong memories together.” Lorraine was so impressed by all she heard about Irish Girl Guides, she has decided to become a volunteer Leader in the Ladybird Unit herself.
“We are delighted to be opening a new Brownies unit in Mulhuddart. This is a fantastic opportunity for girls aged 7–10 to make friends, learn new skills, and grow in confidence in a fun and supportive environment. Irish Girl Guides has such a positive impact on girls and their communities, and we are excited to see Mulhuddart Brownies thrive and become part of that story.” by Jessi O’Reilly, Unit Contact Person/Leader
Parent/Guardians interested in enrolling their daughters in the new Ladybird Unit and the new Brownies Unit are warmly welcomed to get in touch.
They can also choose to volunteer as Leaders or support-Leaders, making a real difference while giving back to the community through Irish Girl Guides.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity for any Daughters, Nieces, Cousins, Aunts, Mams and friends!
Spaces are limited, so early registration is encouraged.
We are an all-female volunteer organisation, and regardless of if you have had children, or been involved in Irish Girl Guides before, what better time to start than now?
All that is needed is a sense of fun and responsibility for youth members and a desire to do your best. Training and support will be provided.
All adult volunteer Leaders are Garda vetted and become part of a Leader Team.
For more information www.irishgirlguides.ie or to register, contact Lorraine Abbey at 083 451 3330 or email recruitereast@irishgirlguides.ie
You can also follow Hartstown Sport & Leisure Community Centre – Dublin15 and Mulhuddart Community Centre on Facebook!
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