Garda Recruitment

Shanley

Hey guys,
Seriously considering joining the guards after my leaving cert but I cant seem to find anything regarding recruitment and when its on and how to go about it.
Went on to publicjobs.ie looking also but I couldnt find anything.

Help would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance

connundrum

There's a multi page thread on this in the work & jobs forum - should be just below this one. All questions are answered in it. Other than that, look on www.publicjobs.ie

paddyjoe18

http://www.garda.ie/angarda/recruit.html
This might help.

Wishbone Ash

connundrum wrote:

There's a multi page thread on this in the work & jobs forum

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=220711 One of the largest threads here!

WayneFoxy

Shanley wrote:

Hey guys,
Seriously considering joining the guards after my leaving cert but I cant seem to find anything regarding recruitment and when its on and how to go about it.
Went on to publicjobs.ie looking also but I couldnt find anything.

Help would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance

The Garda only recruit every so often and the publicjobs.ie will be the best place to find the advertisement although they do advertise in all the national papers.

TheNog

I don't mean to put a dampner on your plans but do you not think that you are a bit young. I realise the minimum age for joining is 18yrs old but I think this should be increased to about 23-25. The life of a Garda is not just confined to 9-5 on the weekdays as most other jobs are but rather u are scrutinized 24/7 by members of the public who know you are a Garda. We were taught in the college all about showing professionalism even in our civvies. Many people were also reprimanded for being overly drunk or basically having a laugh down there. When I joined last year I was 30 and most guards say that they would have joined a later age.

It is a huge lifestyle change,more than you know. Just think about it carefully and talk to any young Garda you may know and ask them what it was like for them.

Spitfire666

i'm 20, i love it. alot of **** to put up with and alot of pressure/paperwork but i still love it. alot of people do get pulled up over stupid stuff but again, theres a time and place for everything so have a bit of co-on. the shift work is a killer but its not an end to your socal life or anything.

mick.fr

I am surprised you are saying there is a lot of work as being a Gardai.
Most of the stations have civilian secretaries, well at least the big ones, not all of them have a secretary.
A part from filling out Pulse to print some document to be sent to tribunals or so...

I find the Garda job being really relaxed compared to other European police forces.
Plus the wages Gardai receive are certainly the highest in the world for being a cop.

Gardai do not get involved in many civil situations, and in many cases they will discharge their responsability by saying to sue such and such company or individual through a lawyer directly.

Gardai are not even involved car's parking. Anybody can clamp your car anywhere and Gardai will not do nothing, even in a street where there is no payment pod to buy a parking ticket.

Gardai are not involved in civil disputes, will not take part usually.

So for me Garda have a really cool job in Ireland, they do not even need to carry a gun because nobody shoot at them. Plus they have a really good salary for doing a few things only.

In France, for example, the equivalent to a senior sergeant here, will have 28.000 euros per year after over 15 years as beeing a Cop.
And being a cop in France is far more stressful than being a cop in Ireland.

Anyway Gardai are much more nicer than cops in France lol. I guess this is due to work conditions.
Had a couple of shotguns on my head once because I took the bus lane to get faster at home to go to the bathroom cause I could not hold it anymore...Was not funny guys.

Just my personal view...

btowner

mick.fr wrote:

So for me Garda have a really cool job in Ireland, they do not even need to carry a gun because nobody shoot at them.

Okay maybe not a lot of people will shoot at them but a lot of people do try to stab them and without stab vests that is pretty dangerous.

You really don't know what you are talking about i know it is just your personal view tough so im not giving out im just correcting you.

Spitfire666

Not arguing either but just filing out pulse is not the way it works.....lol.

And most station DO NOT have civilian secretaries. And gardai DO attend alot of civil disputes even if they don't/can't sort them.

And gardai do get shot/stabbed/attacked

3 incidents off the top of my head are the Sgt shot with a shotgun at the scene of a shooting, the youg garda hit in the face with a broken bottle in temple bar and the other sgt who got stabbed in the stomoc a few weeks ago by the guy who then went on to kill himself infront of his family.

TheNog

A Gardas job is definitely not relaxing. I work in a large town and it is practically non stop for the 8 hours. Most weekend nights I worked we didn't get a break till late in the shift. There are not many jobs where your breaks are not fixed. During the week we would stop for 45 minutes at around 1 or 2am, but that very much depends on how busy it is. There was one time i took one bite out of sandwich when we received a call to house where a party turned into a mini riot. Paperwork and files is a killer for Gardai. There is so bloody much of it.

CyberGhost

What are the salaries for gardai anyway? I'm interested in a new recruit's salary.

Also I think you get privileges with mortgage and stuff, don't you?

Wishbone Ash

mick.fr wrote:

Gardai are not even involved car's parking. Anybody can clamp your car anywhere and Gardai will not do nothing, even in a street where there is no payment pod to buy a parking ticket

Total rubbish. The Gardaí regularly enforce parking regulations.

If your vehicle is clamped in a private place, it is of no concern to the Gardaí. Take the matter to the attention of the owners/managers of that place.

You cannot be clamped on a public place unless you have parked illegally. The area must display the restrictions with yellow lines, signs etc. If there was no place to buy a parking ticket, it may have been because parking was not permitted in the first place.

TheNog

CyberGhost wrote:

What are the salaries for gardai anyway? I'm interested in a new recruit's salary.

Also I think you get privileges with mortgage and stuff, don't you?

Students start off at about 180 euro a week on phase 1 training, on phase 2 you get 120 euro rent allowance as well. Only in phase 4 do you start getting better money but you are on the money above for 13 months.

As far as mortgages, the only special privilege we get is pretty much automatic approval for a mortgage. Don't think there are special rates or anything like that.

CyberGhost

Thanks for the info Nog, 180 seems like awfully low, how can you even live on that?

md99

Salaries are nowhere near what they should be... Ridiculously low.

mick.fr

Garda have the highest salary in all the police forces in the entire world.
The highest ones !

I really do not know what you guys are complaining about.

Your starting salary is 25.000 euro, this is what a senior sergeant will have in France after 15 years of service !

Even the GIGN/GIPN/RAID guys in France, are being paid 2000 euro per months (Before tax), roughly 1500 euro in your pocket. Those guys are tactical units and have trained many groups such as the SWAT in the US because they are considered like the best elite counter-terrorism units in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIGN
http://www.gign.org/

Garda does not have to deal with as many delicate situations as the other classic european police forces are dealing with.

Garda job is not easy, do not misunderstand what I am saying, but being a Gardai is much nicer that being a cop in any other European country, even in the US or whatever.

mick.fr

Plus I have to add, wanting to be a Garda is a story of heart.
This is a matter of loving his country and wanting to serve and protect.

This is not a matter of saying salary is too low, talking about mortgages you can get easily or not...

I am really upset by some of the posts here because it seems you guys have no choice and are only choosing the easy escape.

TheNog

mick.fr wrote:

Plus I have to add, wanting to be a Garda is a story of heart.
This is a matter of loving his country and wanting to serve and protect.

This is not a matter of saying salary is too low, talking about mortgages you can get easily or not...

I am really upset by some of the posts here because it seems you guys have no choice and are only choosing the easy escape.

"Easy Escape" - what the hell are you talking about. Speaking for myself only, I joined because I wanted to and I knew I'd love the job. The salary I am getting for training is quite low say compared to my previous job but I'm still doing it even though I have two mortgages and two children. This is no easy escape for any of us in my family.

Also the Garda trainee do not have the highest salary anywhere. PSNI recruits start at 30, 400 euro where as Garda trainees start at 25,500 after 12-13 months training. After 10 yrs the PSNI salary goes up to 47,787 euro compared to the Garda payscale of 45k.

Your information is untrue and misleading.

mick.fr

TheNog wrote:

"Easy Escape" - what the hell are you talking about. Speaking for myself only, I joined because I wanted to and I knew I'd love the job. The salary I am getting for training is quite low say compared to my previous job but I'm still doing it even though I have two mortgages and two children. This is no easy escape for any of us in my family.

Also the Garda trainee do not have the highest salary anywhere. PSNI recruits start at 30, 400 euro where as Garda trainees start at 25,500 after 12-13 months training. After 10 yrs the PSNI salary goes up to 47,787 euro compared to the Garda payscale of 45k.

Your information is untrue and misleading.

I respect your choice no problem.
You said the training does not pay much and it is very low, well yes it is right, but it is a training, and once you have started, after you training is over, the starting salary is 25k. So that's what I said basically, I was not talking about Garda trainees/student.

Now having to start a career in Garda at around 30 when there is family/obligations it is really difficult, I perfectly understand that and infinitely respect your choice.

Now I am sure there are some people who join the Garda only because the salary is good (After some time, I understood) and are not necessary convinced about the job itself. That's like jail keep/guardian in Ireland, they are very well paid after a little while.

TheNog

mick.fr wrote:

Now I am sure there are some people who join the Garda only because the salary is good (After some time, I understood) and are not necessary convinced about the job itself.

Couldn't that be said for every job? Especially for those who haven't found the right job for themselves. There are alot of ppl who are attracted to a good salary,not the job itself.

PeakOutput

mick.fr wrote:

Garda have the highest salary in all the police forces in the entire world.
The highest ones !

I really do not know what you guys are complaining about.

Your starting salary is 25.000 euro, this is what a senior sergeant will have in France after 15 years of service !

Even the GIGN/GIPN/RAID guys in France, are being paid 2000 euro per months (Before tax), roughly 1500 euro in your pocket. Those guys are tactical units and have trained many groups such as the SWAT in the US because they are considered like the best elite counter-terrorism units in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIGN
http://www.gign.org/

Garda does not have to deal with as many delicate situations as the other classic european police forces are dealing with.

Garda job is not easy, do not misunderstand what I am saying, but being a Gardai is much nicer that being a cop in any other European country, even in the US or whatever.

i didnt klick on the links coz im knakerd and lazy so excuse me if im wrong but im pretty sure gign is the german special forces ie gig9 am i right??? if so that is an army unit as far as i know not a police one..........also they may get crap standard pay but i guarantee you they get a high bonus under the heading of "risk" allowance or some such

i dont think being a garda is the a particularly hard or arduous job (im not one btw but my grandad was a seargant) but i do think to be a good one is very hard and stressfull i would probably join the gardai but i think the pay is too low for what they put up with especially initially

edit; clicked link now was wrong about the gign part my bad second point still stands

babs-1

hi all. im new here so sorry for jumping in on your thread.

im 27 and would love to join the gardai but i have a family and a mortgage. Reading your posts TheNog gave me hope. THought i was the only person wanting to join this old (not that were old!!).
Does anyone know if all your training has to be dont in Templemore? How much time would you actually have to spend there? Is commuting possible?
we live in dublin and i just couldnt be away for all those weeks.
Thanks.

kopparberg

mick.fr wrote:

Garda have the highest salary in all the police forces in the entire world.
The highest ones !

I really do not know what you guys are complaining about.

Your starting salary is 25.000 euro, this is what a senior sergeant will have in France after 15 years of service !

Even the GIGN/GIPN/RAID guys in France, are being paid 2000 euro per months (Before tax), roughly 1500 euro in your pocket. Those guys are tactical units and have trained many groups such as the SWAT in the US because they are considered like the best elite counter-terrorism units in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIGN
http://www.gign.org/

Garda does not have to deal with as many delicate situations as the other classic european police forces are dealing with.

Garda job is not easy, do not misunderstand what I am saying, but being a Gardai is much nicer that being a cop in any other European country, even in the US or whatever.

the psni get pain 38000 euro pa to start

seanybiker

Hi, I am just wondering, i recently passed the Garda physical, i hear that there is a recruitment taking place in Febuary, can anybody confirm this for me,
Thank you.
If not when is it taking place?

clarky09

Hey,

I'm new to this site. Signed up on publicjobs.ie there a few months back but have heard nothing about the next recruitment. Finishing Uni in May and I feel it's time a put myself forward. I never knew when the right time was but it's right now and it's so frustrating waiting for the interviews to come round :mad: Anyone any idea when they be happenin?

That post about the interview questions sounded just like the Cadet interviews. I got to the final interview a few years back but unfortunately I didn't make it. I always knew the guards were for me, glad I didn't get the army now I REALLY want this and I think that's one of the main things they look for in their interviews. Roll on the interviews!

clarky09

mick.fr wrote: »

Plus I have to add, wanting to be a Garda is a story of heart.
This is a matter of loving his country and wanting to serve and protect.

This is not a matter of saying salary is too low, talking about mortgages you can get easily or not...

I am really upset by some of the posts here because it seems you guys have no choice and are only choosing the easy escape.

Eh, no one is choosing the easy escape there MICK. A lot of us have degrees behind us, degrees we worked really hard at over the last couple of years and could travel across the globe with IF we wanted to. But some of us choose to stay in Ireland and do what we've always wanted to do, make a difference in this country and strengthen the police force to protect innocent citizens from the evils there are roaming our streets. And I am "really upset" by your above comment.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

mick.fr wrote: »

I find the Garda job being really relaxed compared to other European police forces.


Gardai are not even involved car's parking. Anybody can clamp your car anywhere and Gardai will not do nothing, even in a street where there is no payment pod to buy a parking ticket.

What? Are you joking? I take it you are just guessing about this and that... You don't have a clue so shoo.

So for me Garda have a really cool job in Ireland, they do not even need to carry a gun because nobody shoot at them. Plus they have a really good salary for doing a few things only.

You are taking the piss, right?

In France, for example, the equivalent to a senior sergeant here, will have 28.000 euros per year after over 15 years as beeing a Cop.
And being a cop in France is far more stressful than being a cop in Ireland.

Why? How so exactly? Also you need to take into account, living expenses etc etc...



I am waiting for the recruitment to open up again, I guess it won't be for a while with the recession and all that. I have a few friends in the Gardai, it wasn't easy to get in anyway

clarky09

Iamxavier is right. Plus I wanna add, Mick. . . . . you're a tool. Jeez. Are you a guard or do you have any knowledge of their lifestyle? My bro is a captain in the army and people say he has it easy but let me tell you he doesn't. Nobody shoots at guards? You ARE living in the 21st century right??? They get knives pulled on them, guns pointed in their face, threats made against their families and basically they deal with the incomprehensible number of DICKHEADS all over this state and you come along and BS your way thru a post about the their salary blah blah? Go back to bed, good child.

Sarah**

Patrick Tender Sheepskin wrote: »

I am waiting for the recruitment to open up again, I guess it won't be for a while with the recession and all that. I have a few friends in the Gardai, it wasn't easy to get in anyway

I too am waiting for the recruitment to open up again and was speaking with a Garda from the applications office who said it wouldnt be untill the Goverment gave the go ahead to recruit again.

In the mean time i have applied to the PSNI. The gardai or policing has always been for me and its so frustrating to think i will have to move to do what i want. Everyday i hope to get an email from publicjobs.ie telling me they have opened recruitment, but in the mean time i sent my application form for the PSNI last week and ecpect to hear over the next week for an interview date.

Nody

clarky09 wrote: »

Hey,

I'm new to this site.

Welcome!

Now please note the date of the last post before yours.

Mr Alan key

hello was jus wondering if having a door security course done would damage my chances of getting into the guards?

carlbre

Hi All,

I looked into joining the Gardai a few years back but after talking to a friend who is a member he told me to go to college and then see if i still want to be a garda, so after a few years of trying out college i finally decided to go for it, but just my luck its right in teh middle of a freeze, so joining the reserves for teh time being, anyone have any great tips for interviews and tests?

the locust

mick.fr wrote: »

Garda have the highest salary in all the police forces in the entire world.
The highest ones !

I really do not know what you guys are complaining about.

Your starting salary is 25.000 euro, this is what a senior sergeant will have in France after 15 years of service !

Even the GIGN/GIPN/RAID guys in France, are being paid 2000 euro per months (Before tax), roughly 1500 euro in your pocket. Those guys are tactical units and have trained many groups such as the SWAT in the US because they are considered like the best elite counter-terrorism units in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIGN
http://www.gign.org/

Garda does not have to deal with as many delicate situations as the other classic european police forces are dealing with.

Garda job is not easy, do not misunderstand what I am saying, but being a Gardai is much nicer that being a cop in any other European country, even in the US or whatever.

Mate i just don't get any of your posts. Garda wages for example are not the highest in the 'entire world' as you say.

Take for example our colleagues in the UK - the London Met?
On commencing service - £28,605 (thats what about euro 31k?)
http://www.met.police.uk/careers/newconstable/pay_and_benefits.html

Canadian RCMP?
After 36 months of training/probation period your on $74,539 Canadian which is euro 47k
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/recruiting-recrutement/jobs-emplois/salarybenefits-soldeavantages-eng.htm

LAPD in California - thier on 56k / 38k euro from the get go.

Australian (QPS) - 66k australian dollars - 38k euro on appointment as a constable.
http://www.police.qld.gov.au/Resources/Internet/join/documents/PACE%20-%20Letter%20to%20Applicant.pdf

I can get more salary quotes but surely you can see we're not the highest paid by a long shot.

"Garda does not have to deal with as many delicate situations as the other classic european police forces are dealing with."
?
Delicate like what? Theft, Assaults, Rapes, Child Abuse, Murder, Human Sex/Drugs/Weapons Trafficking? Local and foreign criminals? Traffic incidents, Terrorist Groups? The risk as you do your job of being shot/stabbed beaten, injured, abused?
Yeah I think we have all of those things too - which Gardai have to deal with.
Its a tough but rewarding job folks!

pateen

clarky09 wrote: »

Eh, no one is choosing the easy escape there MICK. A lot of us have degrees behind us, degrees we worked really hard at over the last couple of years and could travel across the globe with IF we wanted to. But some of us choose to stay in Ireland and do what we've always wanted to do, make a difference in this country and strengthen the police force to protect innocent citizens from the evils there are roaming our streets. And I am "really upset" by your above comment.

here, here
now that was heartfelt, it'd nearly bring a tear to my eye, seriously;)