Intake end of this year,

adrianjc20

I was 34 when I applied. Have everything done since last year. Am 36 in August. Have been told that as long as you have applied before your 35th birthday that your fine. Regardless of how long the waiting process takes. Hrm told me that they had one individual that was 38 before he started in Templemore.

itsallgood

Anybody in touch with HQ about re-sitting medicals since news broke?

Hooch

itsallgood wrote: »

Anybody in touch with HQ about re-sitting medicals since news broke?

Medicals re started about a month ago and a certain number was tested.

Was up for the hearing test (every year for us) and was talking to one of them happy faces...

adrianjc20

Were those people tested not Garda Reserve ? Has anyone from March/April 2009 been recalled for meds ?

jim davis

if training does restart this year will it be the new recommended training programme or will it be the old programme.i know that was only a recommdation but what does everyone think.i wonder when will they be letting people know if any of the recommdations for applying are being implemented or not.any news on that

da__flash

jim davis wrote: »

if training does restart this year will it be the new recommended training programme or will it be the old programme.i know that was only a recommdation but what does everyone think.i wonder when will they be letting people know if any of the recommdations for applying are being implemented or not.any news on that

I have heard that the lectures have been trainied in the new training program so i d be reckoning thats what they will do, its a better system in my opinonin anyway :cool:

Waiting Game

jim davis wrote: »

if training does restart this year will it be the new recommended training programme or will it be the old programme.i know that was only a recommdation but what does everyone think.i wonder when will they be letting people know if any of the recommdations for applying are being implemented or not.any news on that

Good question Jim Davis,I hope it will be new training programme from what I remember it'l be 30 weeks till attestation instead of 58 weeks..time will tell!

twitty1

Hey folks.... just thought id fill ya in about what i heard... i heard prior to that announcement couple weeks ago that there is a recruitment at the end of the year....and that came from HR...nice to hear that there is a bit of movement finally!!!:)

Rothmans

nice guy always wrote: »

Medicals re started about a month ago and a certain number was tested.

Was up for the hearing test (every year for us) and was talking to one of them happy faces...

What would happen if a Garda failed it?

miss5

It's excellent news recruitment is starting again, I would imagine they
will be inundated with applicants for a small number of places.

twitty1

Due to the recession numbers will have defo increased significantly...however, its still nice to hear that there is a recruitment finally happening!!!

podsieboy

has any1 rang hr and asked them are they keepin the current panel??

clayton1

Just to make this clear, my skipper told me that it is a fresh batch of applicants that they are taking end of 2010. Intake, as someone pointed out is a totally different thing. These are folk who have passed the medical already, i am sure a seperate announcement will be made regards these as i can't imagine they have to go through the whole process again.

But it is fresh batch of applicants they are taking the end of this year.

rossi272

clayton1 wrote: »

Just to make this clear, my skipper told me that it is a fresh batch of applicants that they are taking end of 2010. Intake, as someone pointed out is a totally different thing. These are folk who have passed the medical already, i am sure a seperate announcement will be made regards these as i can't imagine they have to go through the whole process again.

But it is fresh batch of applicants they are taking the end of this year.

I don't think they will discard the current panel of applicants who are ready to go. It wouldn't make sense financially. If a new recruitment drive is on the horizon there will be huge numbers applying for it. it will be interesting to see if the recommended requirements as mentioned before will be brought into the competition.from what I have heard there is about 150 people from the last competition who are ready. thats an ideal intake number and it will appease the GRA by showing that the government is being proactive in resourcing An Garda Siochana without having to incur the cost of a new recruitment drive from this years budget.

Hooch

Rothmans wrote: »

What would happen if a Garda failed it?

Grounded from Motorbikes

itsallgood

Was talking to a friend who is currently in the Gardai,
she said when she started there were people in her class with medicals nearly 2 years old...
Was on to HQ and they said they are awaiting for a decision to be made with regards to re-sitting medicals.
Also said they only heard like the rest of us about moratorium being lifted through th news......
They were told current panel is bing kept and doesnt make any sense to change it and an intake wil be before end of year, theyve heard nothing about a new campaign but that should change....

clayton1

rossi272 wrote: »

I don't think they will discard the current panel of applicants who are ready to go. It wouldn't make sense financially. If a new recruitment drive is on the horizon there will be huge numbers applying for it. it will be interesting to see if the recommended requirements as mentioned before will be brought into the competition.from what I have heard there is about 150 people from the last competition who are ready. thats an ideal intake number and it will appease the GRA by showing that the government is being proactive in resourcing An Garda Siochana without having to incur the cost of a new recruitment drive from this years budget.

it's impossible. i spoke to HRM myself, and they said that to introduce such criteria it would take at least 1 year - so it's not possible for the forthcoming competition at the end of this year.

can't see them discarding the batch of people who are waiting to begin training. I am sure an announcement will be made regarding that.

But it's music to my ears to see that they are taking fresh applicants at the end of this year. Am going to burst my bullock to be prepared for that.

waiting28

Ive passed stage two since may 08 but had not been called for medical rang hr today regarding intake this year if there was one wud i be in a position to be called for medical was told background checks still had not been completed .Feel absolutly deflated after hearing that .Is anybody in a similar position .

shakin

Heard from a friend of a friend of a friend who is a trainee that he heard of a december intake. He is not long out of college afaik. Although personally a december intake wouldnt make any sense what with holidays. They would hardly start a new class then break for two weeks?

redsteveireland

shakin wrote: »

Heard from a friend of a friend of a friend

It must be true so:)

I'm listening

shakin wrote: »

Heard from a friend of a friend of a friend

Add another friend and you have yourself a Chinese whisper.... :pac:

redsteveireland

I spotted an ad. in a Sunday newspaper about a company(PM if you don't know who i'm talking about) that do training for the aptitude test and interview. Are they any good, is it worth the pricetag?

shakin

redsteveireland wrote: »

It must be true so:)

I'm listening wrote: »

Add another friend and you have yourself a Chinese whisper.... :pac:

a lot of middlemen i know but the guy who told me is reliable, the garda is not long attested

I'm listening

redsteveireland wrote: »

I spotted an ad. in a Sunday newspaper about a company(PM if you don't know who i'm talking about) that do training for the aptitude test and interview. Are they any good, is it worth the pricetag?

If it starts with the letter after J in the alphabet :rolleyes: stay well away, waste of mulla!!!

shakin

redsteveireland wrote: »

I spotted an ad. in a Sunday newspaper about a company(PM if you don't know who i'm talking about) that do training for the aptitude test and interview. Are they any good, is it worth the pricetag?

pm for you

redsteveireland

I'm listening wrote: »

If it starts with the letter after J in the alphabet :rolleyes: stay well away, waste of mulla!!!

no, it starts with the letter after b.

Dubbhoy

Guys just heard today from a senior person within AGS Recruitment will be over summer, they dont thinnk the new recommentdations will be put in place by then. Also they have 500 persons waiting to come down to the college who have complete the pj;s end of things. Hope this helps

kev-bt

Dubbhoy wrote: »

Guys just heard today from a senior person within AGS Recruitment will be over summer, they dont thinnk the new recommentdations will be put in place by then. Also they have 500 persons waiting to come down to the college who have complete the pj;s end of things. Hope this helps

Thats great news but what do you mean when you said "Also they have 500 persons waiting to come down to the college who have complete the pj;s end of things."

Dubbhoy

kev-bt wrote: »

Thats great news but what do you mean when you said "Also they have 500 persons waiting to come down to the college who have complete the pj;s end of things."

That there is around 500 who have done the interview and physcial who are wiating to get the call to start in the college !

woohoo

Dubbhoy wrote: »

Guys just heard today from a senior person within AGS Recruitment will be over summer, they dont thinnk the new recommentdations will be put in place by then. Also they have 500 persons waiting to come down to the college who have complete the pj;s end of things. Hope this helps

WOO HOO!! Did they say how many people they will be including in the batch?