Group or individual help to prepare for Garda tests?

MidnightQueen · 14-12-2013 4:43pm #1

Hi. I am wondering if there are people who are willing to group together to give each other a hand for preparation for tests? Or if I could join a group or help individually? I'm based in south Tipp area and North West Cork area.

msg11 · 14-12-2013 6:20pm

Not a bad idea. Even an online group im up in Dublin!

MidnightQueen · 15-12-2013 12:17am

Damn it, get your ass down here! I'm kidding. Pity your far away. Would be great to get some help to keep motivated.

RANDOMUSER · 15-12-2013 12:26am

MidnightQueen wrote: »

Damn it, get your ass down here! I'm kidding. Pity your far away. Would be great to get some help to keep motivated.

Practice practice practice. Keep doing the familiarisation m aterial on the website and I'm sure the web is full of similar. Best of luck with your application, in Dublin too

MidnightQueen · 15-12-2013 12:29am

So true! Thanks! You too.

RANDOMUSER · 15-12-2013 12:33am

MidnightQueen wrote: »

So true! Thanks! You too.

I'm beyond being able to apply.plus I couldn't put myself through all that

MidnightQueen · 15-12-2013 12:36am

Aw sorry to hear that. Can I ask why?

RANDOMUSER · 15-12-2013 12:45am

MidnightQueen wrote: »

Aw sorry to hear that. Can I ask why?

Old father time has me over the limit by a few months!

MidnightQueen · 15-12-2013 12:54am

Surely they can have an exception for a few months.

RANDOMUSER · 15-12-2013 12:58am

MidnightQueen wrote: »

Surely they can have an exception for a few months.

No, the eligibility criteria is not flexible at all. I'm not too worried about it. Have u applied before?

MidnightQueen · 15-12-2013 1:28am

That's a shame. Yea it's my second time applying. I got caught with the numerical reasoning. I never liked maths.

thekopend · 15-12-2013 1:30am

MidnightQueen wrote: »

That's a shame. Yea it's my second time applying. I got caught with the numerical reasoning. I never liked maths.

Did you try any aptitude preparation course?

MidnightQueen · 15-12-2013 2:36am

I did. I had done the day course and this time I bought the home course package. A little more help would be great.

djor88 · 19-12-2013 10:00am

I'd be up for organising some sort of study group/plan.. I'm in Dublin also but could easily do something online, start a group on facebook or something and link different tests to it etc?

ppaddy · 19-12-2013 10:00pm

What's the website regards ,pp

MidnightQueen · 21-12-2013 12:22am

That's a good idea actually about the facebook group. I could set one up if no one else has? The website I think you're on about is careerservices.ie

slingerz · 23-12-2013 3:56pm

MidnightQueen wrote: »

That's a good idea actually about the facebook group. I could set one up if no one else has? The website I think you're on about is careerservices.ie

im in cork and interested in this study group proposal as well

microsim · 23-12-2013 3:58pm

Let's hope these new Gardai are vetted not like the many hoodlums that were hired without even a vetting process or background check being carried out.

Canyon86 · 23-12-2013 5:52pm

slingerz wrote: »

im in cork and interested in this study group proposal as well

in cork aswell slingerz

carzony · 23-12-2013 9:37pm

microsim wrote: »

Let's hope these new Gardai are vetted not like the many hoodlums that were hired without even a vetting process or background check being carried out.

I doubt that ever happened..

redout · 23-12-2013 10:17pm

carzony wrote: »

I doubt that ever happened..

It was mentioned in one of the Sunday papers.

Some members of AGS never vetted and some in there with convictions.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/offduty-garda-abused-psni-officers-who-arrested-him-in-taxi-row-29859092.html

microsim · 23-12-2013 10:30pm

carzony wrote: »

I doubt that ever happened..

It's just another nasty consequence of the Bertie Ahern era.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/offduty-garda-abused-psni-officers-who-arrested-him-in-taxi-row-29859092.html

Older gardai were last week mortified by the latest damaging allegations involving members of the force.

A number expressed concern about the lax vetting when the force was rapidly expanded with the intake of 2,000 extra recruits in the 2004-2006 period at the direction of then Justice Minister Michael McDowell.

Senior sources said the intake was so rapid that proper vetting was not carried out in many cases and not at all in some cases. It later emerged that people had been recruited into the force with convictions for traffic, disorder and other offences.

All four gardai involved in the alleged drunken incidents are said to be part of the intake ordered under the then Fianna Fail-Progressive Democrats coalition

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I've seen this myself. Guys who are now cops with very shady backgrounds. Every week now we hear about another incident involving corruption, abuse of power, data protection violations etc.

Still doubt it?

The case in Limerick last week where off duty Gardai ran amok and beat up a guy yards from his house after they demanded that he show them where the hookers were was bad enough but the shocking part of it was the fact that the same said officers returned to work the next day. It's the stuff of fiction.

carzony · 23-12-2013 10:48pm

redout wrote: »

It was mentioned in one of the Sunday papers.

Some members of AGS never vetted and some in there with convictions.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/offduty-garda-abused-psni-officers-who-arrested-him-in-taxi-row-29859092.html

I'm shocked at that. Just shows how desperate they were to expand the force at that time. They really did let anyone in, didn't they?

AmiBear · 24-12-2013 1:45am

MidnightQueen wrote: »

I did. I had done the day course and this time I bought the home course package. A little more help would be great.

How are u finding the home study course? Is it worth getting?

mycro89 · 24-12-2013 10:19am

MidnightQueen wrote: »

That's a good idea actually about the facebook group. I could set one up if no one else has? The website I think you're on about is careerservices.ie

Hey, did ye set up a study group?

mfergus · 24-12-2013 1:02pm

carzony wrote: »

I'm shocked at that. Just shows how desperate they were to expand the force at that time. They really did let anyone in, didn't they?

At least now you can apply, to come and save the force...

MidnightQueen · 29-12-2013 12:49am

Great to see some more people on this thread. I will set up a facebook group page tomorrow since there's more interest and will post the link.

More future guards welcome.

Yea the home study course isn't bad, just gives an insight in what to expect with exams. Hope ye all had a great Christmas!

MidnightQueen · 29-12-2013 5:37pm

For all of ye on facebook. The group page is called "Garda Entry Groupies" Just created it on my phone. So far there's two members. There's nothing on the page so far but will post up links with useful information as soon as I can.

If ye can't find the page or access it, give me a shout.

ann.lewis · 29-12-2013 5:49pm

MidnightQueen wrote: »

For all of ye on facebook. The group page is called "Garda Entry Groupies" Just created it on my phone. So far there's two members. There's nothing on the page so far but will post up links with useful information as soon as I can. If ye can't find the page or access it, give me a shout.

Fair play to ye for that. Well done

I must be the only person not on fb in this day in age but fair play to you for doing it

mycro89 · 29-12-2013 6:30pm

MidnightQueen wrote: »

For all of ye on facebook. The group page is called "Garda Entry Groupies" Just created it on my phone. So far there's two members. There's nothing on the page so far but will post up links with useful information as soon as I can. If ye can't find the page or access it, give me a shout.

Hey, I can't find that, I'm getting no results back for this group?

MidnightQueen · 29-12-2013 6:31pm

Anything to help someone.

We can always leave this thread open as a questions and answers or chit chat thread for garda prep, if the mods for this forum will allow it.

MidnightQueen · 29-12-2013 6:37pm

Try this Mycro89? https://www.facebook.com/groups/gardaentrygroupies/

aido112 · 30-12-2013 12:11am

Joined the group! Great idea. Nice to see people willing to help one another instead of tearing them apart!

MidnightQueen · 30-12-2013 12:26am

Thanks Aido. Any newbies for the facebook page, the link is on my signature. Click it and you're there.

I really should get to sleep. Lol

Canyon86 · 30-12-2013 3:12pm

Hi people!

I joined the group there, I m working with a very good book at the moment for the aptitude as well,

Feel free to pm for the name,

Great idea with the fb group btw!

Canyon86 · 30-12-2013 3:16pm

MidnightQueen wrote: »

I did. I had done the day course and this time I bought the home course package. A little more help would be great.

Hi midnight!

How did you find the home study pack ?

MidnightQueen · 31-12-2013 12:17pm

It's pretty good. Gives you sample tests and shows you what to expect with the apptitude tests.

aido112 · 31-12-2013 12:24pm

Still can't access Facebook page??

STIG83 · 31-12-2013 3:40pm

aido112 wrote: »

Still can't access Facebook page??

Same here

thekopend · 31-12-2013 3:41pm

Me too

MidnightQueen · 31-12-2013 4:27pm

Is it that ye can't find the link or generally can't or can't see the group? Here's the link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/gardaentrygroupies/

aido112 · 31-12-2013 4:32pm

MidnightQueen wrote: »

Is it that ye can't find the link or generally can't or can't see the group? Here's the link. https://www.facebook.com/groups/gardaentrygroupies/

It's comes up group cannot be found

MidnightQueen · 31-12-2013 4:36pm

Problem solved.

aido112 · 31-12-2013 4:39pm

MidnightQueen wrote: »

Very strange. We have eight members so far. The settings for the page say that anyone can see the group. So confused. I wonder has it got anything to do with yer location?

Wouldn't see why location has to do with ppl joining it?? The only thing I could think off is the privacy settings in relation to people joining the group rather than just viewing it

MidnightQueen · 31-12-2013 4:48pm

Problem solved i hope!

Setting for the group changed so do please try the link again? For anyone having problems accessing the group page, please PM me?

AmiBear · 04-01-2014 6:44pm

Has anyone any idea of how many questions they'll ask and what the time limit might be?

carzony · 04-01-2014 6:49pm

AmiBear wrote: »

Has anyone any idea of how many questions they'll ask and what the time limit might be?

no

MidnightQueen · 05-01-2014 2:30am

They might ask a set of 50 questions that you might have to answer within 60 minutes for one test. A set of 20 questions to answer within 30 minutes. They're some examples.

STIG83 · 05-01-2014 9:28pm

Any day courses in Waterford?

MidnightQueen · 06-01-2014 10:10pm

There's nothing I can find for Waterford at the moment. There might be more dates for Waterford yet on the career services website. There's one for Cork though, that might be another option for you if it's not too far to travel?

gralaois · 07-01-2014 5:46pm

Loads of individual courses available this time round.. Be wary of the money grabbing ones!

Group or individual help to prepare for Garda tests?

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