New Garda Uniform

touts

Most of it is Ok. The black and yellow zip top looks like something they ordered off from a work safety company in China who only had black dye not navy dye and stuck on a few Garda logos from the internet. They need a top like it but it doesn't match the rest of the uniform and I am fairly sure I saw some lads driving forktrucks in a chilled warehouse wearing the exact same ones, minus the logo.

Sierra Oscar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118597562#Comment_118597562

I'd imagine that will happen sooner rather than later. Too big a jump for management to make at the moment, but I think in time it will be realised that the traditional hat doesn't sit right with the new uniform.

Dempo1

It was a feature in both main evening news bulletin on VMN and RTE this evening , I'm assuming Claire Byrne Live will follow up tonight with a Mock up , cat walk or perhaps a live arrest by members wearing their new uniform. The excitement of it all 😳🙄

Looks rubbish. Every time they change the uniform they don't really make it look better.

jacket doesn't match the trousers. I have some of these trousers and the material looks terrible after a few washes. Hat looks totally wrong now.

Buffman

I think I saw the AD for this, they changed their number too. 😂🤣

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8GtuPdrUQ

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118596684#Comment_118596684

Funny that the picture for the bike unit is in front of a car.

I think it is misleading a lot of people into thinking this is the standard uniform now.

Also are raised epaulets not a bad idea on something you might be getting in a scuffle in ?

source

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118601038#Comment_118601038

It's not misleading, this is the new operational frontline uniform. Tweet from AGS:

https://mobile.twitter.com/gardainfo/status/1490651189851168769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1490651189851168769%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fnews%2Fireland%2F2022%2F0207%2F1278308-garda-uniforms%2F

Witcher

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118601038#Comment_118601038

That's not the bike unit...that's the new soft shell jacket Gardai will be wearing. There's a new bike jacket of a similar style to that but it's not shown in the article. This is the standard uniform now...all the photos you've seen are the new uniform.

'Raised epaulettes'...what?

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118601228#Comment_118601228

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118601183#Comment_118601183

Ok I saw a picture that listed that as the "mountain bike jacket" and still had the older looking style jackets. Good to hear anyway as these look better to me.

The epaulettes are in the old kit too I just thought having stuff that can be grabbed is nota good idea.Like I know a lot of bouncers dont like grabable parts on clothes for instance.

Strumms

Looks alright with the exception of those polo shirts… the Garda logo looks just stuck on..

The Black Oil

When is it actually operational, then?

Sierra Oscar

No one knows. Bit of a farce. I'm surprised there haven't been more questions asked, it's over six months since the new uniform was unveiled as going operational 'shortly'. Should be questions asked over procurement, surely?

Sierra Oscar

Going operational from tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/PaulByrne_1/status/1558870972916273153

The Continental Op

First picture of the new uniform that I saw as on Breakingnew.ie and unfortunately I know the colours are wrong but the first thing I thought of was Buzz Lightyear :-(

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118601038#Comment_118601038

It's only secured by a button/piece of thread or velcro, it's not like you can lift a guard and throw them down with it.

whisky_galore

The hi vis combo looks awful, all the Star Trek/Lidl/GAA top jokes ring true. Looks desperate with the traditional hats.

The light blue is less worse but shirts look cheap.

walterking

I always have a laugh at post on subjects like this.

Some people just can't stand change and no matter what, will search and find some fault in any type of change even if the change MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER TO THEM!"

Its a garda uniform. So effin what. It won't affect me and it won't affect anyone except those wearing it. Yet some people think they can comment on it by a couple of photos.

It really is silly season

whisky_galore

You never ever comment on anything at all that doesn't affect you, really?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Just saw it in the flesh. It's really really nice and looks light..the pics made it look like a fisher price uniform but it's lovely. The gard seemed happy with himself anyway!

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119480371#Comment_119480371

WHen I saw it the Gardai were happy with it . "Better than what we had before' And they wee at ease in it WHich is what matters. And it can be ckearly seen at a distance as Garda unifirm,

And these points are all that matter fror day to day policing