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"The Hill", as it is known, has seen many changes in recent years. The construction of the pyramid building which houses those who work for [[Scouting Ireland]] on a permanent basis has brought a new lease of life to the campsite. The glass building also contains a function room named the Millennium Room which acts as a multipurpose meeting place for Scouts and [[Scouters]]. It also holds the bust of Fr. Tom Farrell the founder of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland (which came from the former national headquarters of [[Scouting Ireland (CSI)]] at Herbert Place) and an extensive museum given over to National and International badges and mementoes from [[World Scout Jamboree]]s. The meitheal team ensure that the campsite is kept in top shape for Scouts with any given weekend likely to see campers from the farthest corners of Ireland and Europe visiting. It hosted one of the four national camps to celebrate the 75th year of Scouting Ireland (CSI) in 2002. It also played host to the National Scout and Venture Scout Fora 2006. In Summer 2006 it hosted an international jamboree for Deaf Scouts hosted by the 191st Dublin <ref name="deafscout">{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2006| url = http://www.dublindeafscout.com/events.htm | title = Deaf Scout Jamb Larch Hill 06| format = | work = | publisher = 191st Dublin Scout Troop | accessdate = 2006-08-20 | accessyear =}}</ref>