Garda Recruitment- The Waiting to Apply Room

IrelandDylan · 21-03-2014 11:40pm

Anyone have any idea when the next campaign is? Didnt want to apply this time around because im still doing the LC

AaronMul1 · 21-03-2014 11:58pm

IrelandDylan wrote: »

Anyone have any idea when the next campaign is? Didnt want to apply this time around because im still doing the LC

Could be a few years, Alan shatter wants to use this campaign to fill positions for the next 2/3 years. Don't hold your breath!

Raider190 · 22-03-2014 12:00am

AaronMul1 wrote: »

Could be a few years, Alan shatter wants to use this campaign to fill positions for the next 2/3 years. Don't hold your breath!

Given the current situation he may not be there much longer

AaronMul1 · 22-03-2014 12:03am

Raider190 wrote: »

Given the current situation he may not be there much longer

seeing as the Public Appointments service has around 5000 applicants that passed the qualifying mark i cant see an advertisement (regardless of justice minister) for quite some time, im sure after this campaign it will start moving smoothly again

Raider190 · 22-03-2014 12:05am

AaronMul1 wrote: »

seeing as the Public Appointments service has around 5000 applicants that passed the qualifying mark i cant see an advertisement (regardless of justice minister) for quite some time, im sure after this campaign it will start moving smoothly again

You just never know . The political landscape changes and the policies change

AaronMul1 · 22-03-2014 12:06am

Raider190 wrote: »

You just never know . The political landscape changes and the policies change

whatever you say!

Raider190 · 22-03-2014 12:08am

AaronMul1 wrote: »

whatever you say!

Just an opinion could be wrong could be right

reformus · 16-03-2015 4:51pm

Hey all,

I did the LCA years back, i am dyslexic, but I was never tested. I was well behaved and would of always considered myself of above average intelligence, minus the typical traits of a dyslexic

. I found school to be very frustrating and found LCA to be a blessing. As a result of doing the LCA am in a career I love and at under 30 i earn 40,000+ PA.

LCA teaching style suited me and kept me disciplined though out the 2 years, with regular assignments and tests that made up your final grade it would keep you focused and prepared for college and the workplace.

Why? Your employer expects you to be on your A game 24/7 not just for a few weeks of the year, LCA prepares students for this.

How does cramming and regurgitating a few books make you more intelligent?

Personally I feel the LA point base system is out dated, many i know personally and professionally have university degrees and to be quite frank their not wrote the paper they are printed on, Not to be dismiss-of of those who are studious and are hard working, but these days tech jobs (in particular) have no coloration between the degrees people posses and the roles they have or are suited for.

If you have any questions, pls ask.

Canyon86 · 17-03-2015 12:24pm

reformus wrote: »

Hey all,

I did the LCA years back, i am dyslexic, but I was never tested. I was well behaved and would of always considered myself of above average intelligence, minus the typical traits of a dyslexic . I found school to be very frustrating and found LCA to be a blessing. As a result of doing the LCA am in a career I love and at under 30 i earn 40,000+ PA.

LCA teaching style suited me and kept me disciplined though out the 2 years, with regular assignments and tests that made up your final grade it would keep you focused and prepared for college and the workplace.

Why? Your employer expects you to be on your A game 24/7 not just for a few weeks of the year, LCA prepares students for this.

How does cramming and regurgitating a few books make you more intelligent?

Personally I feel the LA point base system is out dated, many i know personally and professionally have university degrees and to be quite frank their not wrote the paper they are printed on, Not to be dismiss-of of those who are studious and are hard working, but these days tech jobs (in particular) have no coloration between the degrees people posses and the roles they have or are suited for.

If you have any questions, pls ask.

Hi reformus,

not sure where the above post have come from but anyway..

In my opinion the last point you make is a bit off the mark,
what about the sectors such as healthcare,teaching,engineering?
would a staff nurse not have a nursing degree in kind,? civil engineer etc,teacher (Bed),
other sectors out there besides tech,i know there is some variety in tech alright
how do you mean degrees arent worth the paper they are written on???.
people put a lot of hard work and effort into degrees,and it can get them on a career ladder the stronger degree behind them.

Leaving cert prepares students for the working world, constant projects and exams over the school year, just like LCA, not to diss LCA but there is a big jump between the two, to say the LCA prepares more than LC is flawed in my view,

carzony · 17-03-2015 3:41pm

LCA is a waste of time and not worth the paper it's printed on. I know this because I was stuck in LCA a few years ago and it has no progression for students in terms of education or even work now.

You can't go into third level, you now can't get into many public sector jobs like Gardai with it and I believe it's a course that should be discontinued immediately.

MrBlack93 · 03-04-2015 4:17pm

Anyone else in the same boat where they highly regret missing the last recruitment drive? If so what are your plans for the foreseeable future with regards to keeping yourself occupied?

THEFLAIRKING · 08-04-2015 5:33pm

Hey guys, any word on when the next recruitment drive is expected?

kahmen · 15-04-2015 12:13pm

well now that my lc will be don in 6 weeks its time to sit in here and hop for a recrut mit drive to come arond but for the tim being its to colige i go to do medical tecnogy studys till the recrut ment opnes at lest il have somting to fall back on if it never dos

kahmen · 15-04-2015 12:14pm

THEFLAIRKING wrote: »

Hey guys, any word on when the next recruitment drive is expected?

no one nose but i was chating whit some one and thay say that the 250 to go in will come form the last drive and thay think after that 250 tare going to start a new drive
hopfully it sttrue

carzony · 15-04-2015 7:29pm

This realisation could be a good thing...

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCEQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fnews%2F2015%2F0415%2F694334-senior-garda-officers-warn-low-numbers-of-gardai%2F&ei=la0uVY_eMKOD7QalqYCIAg&usg=AFQjCNGqfUtMevfOCFzScOf0wOznFPIEKw

rocky911 · 16-04-2015 11:07am

Era it will be 300 to 500 pa for the foreseeable future so it will come about..

To those straight out of school..go away and live your life for a bit first!

carzony · 16-04-2015 4:14pm

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCMQqQIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fnews%2F2015%2F0416%2F694436-garda-commissioner%2F&ei=WNEvVZfXG6Tf7AaulIHgAQ&usg=AFQjCNGQaneGd1Vq-OiTZ53LW7wG_wpDNg

lots of talk about recruitment it seems

Copaholic · 16-04-2015 7:36pm

Its a good sign if the 500 figure is coming from the commissioner as at least she is aware of the impact of the recruitment ban had on the numbers. Increased recruitment would be great but its limited by the numbers that can get through Templemore. Perhaps throughput can be increased there but not sure what its limitations are. Is the 100 recruits at a time limited by accommodation on site or by the actual training facilities ?

madbadger · 20-04-2015 8:33am

Copaholic wrote: »

Its a good sign if the 500 figure is coming from the commissioner as at least she is aware of the impact of the recruitment ban had on the numbers. Increased recruitment would be great but its limited by the numbers that can get through Templemore. Perhaps throughput can be increased there but not sure what its limitations are. Is the 100 recruits at a time limited by accommodation on site or by the actual training facilities ?

Its a number of factors... accommodation definitely is one, but also teaching resources (classrooms and number of tutors). From what I've heard going forward there will be 4 intakes of 125 per year. That will make up the 500 figure and is the most manageable way to do it.

Copaholic · 20-04-2015 4:20pm

Id say that you are spot on with the 125, 4 times a year. If that prevails than its about as good as anyone can expect.

pah · 21-04-2015 8:34am

I joined in 2005 and at that stage they were taking over 250 every 3 months. The college was redeveloped to accommodate this and lots of accommodation was provided by locals as dig.

This might be affected by the new training programme though as the length of the training phases are different.

Recruitment is badly needed, read something today about Francis Fitzgerald not forwarding the breakdown of personnel across different districts to fianna fails justice spokesperson, despite requesting the figures for the last 5 months.

D Trent · 21-04-2015 1:28pm

http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/PR15000117
I'd say everyone in Templemore is hoping to get one of these 3 new stations
Kevin St looks like something from Hawaii 5-0

D Trent · 24-04-2015 8:57pm

http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/minister-tells-new-garda-force-will-be-transformed-31167279.html
This the first time it has happend

Three siblings in the same class ?

carzony · 24-04-2015 9:02pm

D Trent wrote: »

http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/minister-tells-new-garda-force-will-be-transformed-31167279.html
This the first time it has happend

Three siblings in the same class ?

Bit strange considering the competition was so tough this time round.. I wonder who their related to?

redout · 24-04-2015 9:23pm

carzony wrote: »

Bit strange considering the competition was so tough this time round.. I wonder who their related to?

Fair play to them. I heard the commissioners son didn't make it - and he was in the reserves.

carzony · 24-04-2015 9:43pm

redout wrote: »

Fair play to them. I heard the commissioners son didn't make it - and he was in the reserves.

I'd be suprised if that was true..

rocky911 · 24-04-2015 9:45pm

carzony wrote: »

I'd be suprised if that was true..

Tis true..

carzony · 24-04-2015 9:47pm

Any reliable link you can show me? i'd love to read up on it..

redout · 24-04-2015 9:54pm

carzony wrote: »

Any reliable link you can show me? i'd love to read up on it..

I heard it from a Superintendent that I know. Could have sworn that I also read it on one of the Garda threads here months ago.

carzony · 24-04-2015 9:55pm

redout wrote: »

I heard it from a Superintendent that I know. Could have sworn that I also read it on one of the Garda threads here months ago.

Hearsay..

Might well be true but I doubt it...

D Trent · 24-04-2015 9:58pm

Whose to say the lad even applied for full time in the first place?
Maybe he's happy being a prof photographer after all

billie1b · 24-04-2015 10:00pm

redout wrote: »

I heard it from a Superintendent that I know. Could have sworn that I also read it on one of the Garda threads here months ago.

Heard it myself and also read about it here an age ago

rocky911 · 24-04-2015 10:56pm

No link as I doubt AGS publicise that sort of thing but afaik he is still in the GR. Fairly talented with the oul photography alright, he won an INTERPOL comp there last year for a picture he took at a crime checkpoint with the RSU in the frame.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/arresting-image-reserve-garda-wins-europol-photo-prize-30746708.html

carzony · 24-04-2015 11:32pm

''Ciaran, whose father is Det Supt Jim McGowan''

Who was promoted soon after his wifes appointent as commish btw...

I'm sure if anyone else had of taken that photo they would have been arrested lol...

Maybe i'm a bit to cynical though....

FletcherBelle · 14-05-2015 2:32pm

So any speculation on when recruitment will open again??

And if there will be new requirements?

What should I be doing to make my application stronger :0??

carzony · 03-07-2015 8:28pm

http://utv.ie/playlists/default.aspx?tag=News&bcid=4134557774001

little video i came across

Mod Edit: Moved from Garda Trainees thread. Shield.

Devil08 · 25-10-2016 1:51am

Devil08 wrote: »

Please read and please sign. I will be emailing this to all TDs in the country today. About time someone stood up for themselves.

http://www.activism.com/en_IE/petition/better-conditions-for-new-garda-recruits/47596

Posted this few years ago and got dogs abuse...good to see its being looked at now. I was offered a place in AGS last year but turned it down. Conditions terrible. I know 2 people who joined in last couple of years and have left already. Hope members get what they deserve soon. Best of luck.

Garda Recruitment- The Waiting to Apply Room

Comments