 also awarded a Chief Scout's Award, with successful applicant receiving a cloth badge, a certificate signed by the Chief Scout, and a special neckerchief on Founder's Day in the Mansion House, Dublin.Since the foundation of Scouting Ireland, award recipients have been presented with a pendant (See Award section below)

The Chief Scout award is now standardised across the five programme sections Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Ventures and Rovers.Requirements for the award are a number of Adventure Skills, Special Interest Badges, an Expedition, and camp with an inter-cultural aspect.