Garda Siochana Recruitment 2024

Ah ok cause I was wondering do they have a cut off was cause obviously over 6000 applied and if there was a cut off at 1000 why would people still get listed that you passed the next stage say for people listed over 2000 for example. Surely they will eventually be called for an interview down the line? :-)

is there any reassurance given to potential new recruits about where one may be stationed? I’d find it hard to believe that they widened the age limit to 50 and would expect someone to move for example cork to Donegal. A lot of potential new recruits aged for 35-50 would have families, kids in school and mortgages.

They might make a consideration for a welfare case if you have a family. However, it’s what you sign up for, you could be send anywhere , just like everyone else. Cork to Donegal is very unlikely, but getting sent to Dublin is on the cards for everyone and I’d say it very very likely.

Yeah I’d be the same , you would get the best career opportunities in Dublin. It’s just a shame about the cost for me, as I’d be a 2/3 hour drive from Dublin and would have to rent.

I’m fairly sure Gardai are exempt from the working time act but I could be wrong.

If you listen to the recent Graduation from Templemore you’ll hear plenty of “Joe Bloggs from Cork , to be stationed in Ballymun ect.”
It’s on YouTube.

Haha I can imagine. It’s a double edged sword where you get stationed.

I do find it a little mad that they want people to join as they are a shortage yet what I'm reading about delays etc.....is just mad. There's a shortage and you have people wanting to join. Is it that they haven't the man power to get the process done quicker or is there still pull from other Garda to get people in?

True I guess it's hard to get through all of it they only have so much time and people. I figured with the lack of Garda, the good response and the fact they wanted older people with life experiences to join that they would hurry it on. How can say for example people in jobs wait around for a year or two and then get an offer especially those who are over 45 and by the time you wait for clearance and qualify if you do you'd be 47/48 maybe.

I think alot will pull out at this stage if it drags on.

I find it strange why they aren’t filling the intakes. As the government is under so much pressure to get a 1000 a year. They would obviously fill them if it was easy. From the commissioners letter there is still 200+ people from the 2022 campaign and 800+ from the 2023 campaign. I’d bet a majority of these are waiting on vetting.

Vetting must be more complex or dependant on external parties than we think, surely.

Last year they only filled 160/250 max capacity per intake. Obviously they are trying their best to fill it.

Edit: Max was 174, lowest was 109