Garda Reserve Recruitment 2024

Thanks popsmoke,

I don't mind waiting as I'm fairly high in the OOM so maybe they are just going through the list that way.

I wish I knew if there was others near my number that didn't hear anything either.

Thanks for replying and good luck with the medical, almost there then.

I completed the vetting form yesterday and can honestly say I will never do that again. It took me days to try to get the information together and I still don't know if it will suffice. I have relatives with whom I have no contact with also.

I have more dead relatives than living so that was great fun trying to get into off 🪦 headstones, I kid you not.

I'll just have to wait and see if I get an e mail to book a medical but I'm not holding my breath at this stage.

Best of luck with it, you should sail through it hopefully, keep us posted.

Thanks for the reply.

What does the vetting involve? Is it a case of just listing out a bunch of relatives? If so, how far do you need to go? Parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles and first cousins?

Middle names, addresses, dobs etc. Madness really. Couldn't believe when I got to the police certificate section. I lived in Australia for a year and didn't need this when I joined AGS a few years ago!! No chance you'll have that sorted by the deadline. Will be a case of applying and waiting for ages!

Hi Cian 3187,I got a similar OOM score like you after the interview,just wondering if you got a link for the medical?

I honestly can not believe they are going into such detail on the vetting form for the reserves and I haven’t even got the link yet. I’m beginning to think that Dublin is been put before other county’s. If this is the case it should have been said in the application this would have saved a lot of us applying I think and putting in the prep work for the interview. It’s very misleading having people hanging around waiting for emails

When this recruitment was announced they said it would be a much more up to date than previous ones it’s beginning to to the very same I’m beginning to think twice about the whole thing

Also not Dublin and got the link. West of Ireland. I've also emailed Helen McEntee and the GRA about the level of vetting required. I didn't need half of this to become a full member! In a period of recruitment and retention crisis, they are really not helping themselves putting up so many barriers to entry.

Is anyone else having trouble saving the vetting form. Spent hours on it yesterday. Got to about 57% complete and when I went back to it this morning, it was all gone.

Can I double check. Do we have to provide the details for the spouses of my wifes brothers and sisters. It does seem to mention it, but in the drop down menu, I can't seem to find that title??????

could you give me a heads up on vetting process so I can try get ahead

what details are the looking for is it basically family tree for both sides of family ? Names addresses - how much detail ?

and what’s the process if can’t obtain it ?

I wouldn’t see half my family so contacting them wouldn’t be an option

And if you can't obtain any details, you have to get an affidavit drawn up stating why.

I know I'm probably over-thinking this, and I'm showing my age, but I have my medical booked for the end of the month. I take blood pressure tablets that normalise my blood pressure. I will have a letter from my GP stating that fact. I should be ok? right.

Ya, I applied for mine yesterday and they said in about 2 days.

Well, no in limerick.

Anyone any ideas on New York Police Certs? I rang and they said you can only apply in person!!