Each group has a Court of Honour/Patrol Leader's Council which under the guidance of an adult Scouter designs and implements activities.

There are 4 badges, named after Crean's expeditions (Discovery, Terra Nova, Endurance and Polar), with each needing about a year to complete.

A standard troop is made up of 20-32 Scouts (divided into 3-4 patrols) under the leadership of a group of Adult Scouters.

The highlight of the Scouting year is the troop annual camp which usually takes place at summer time The Phoenix Patrol Challenge is the national Scoutcraft competition.

The name "Phoenix" was chosen for its symbolic meaning by the National Patrol Leaders' Forum in August 2004.

[7] The Mountain Pursuit Challenges (MPCs) are a series of weekend events for teams of 4 Scouts aged 13–16 with a leader.

[7] "Air" is one of the nine adventure skills under the One Programme, and the main national event is the "Iolar Challenge" which takes place in Ballyboughal Airfield in late August each year.

[8] The six member committee is elected annually at the National Youth Forum and meets regularly to discuss matters of importance to Scouts nationwide.

One of the primary roles of the six member team is to present the successful motions of the National Scout Forum to the company's General Meetings.