Garda Reserve Recruitment 2024

Chippy, how did your friend get on for their second interview back in march. Were both interviews with different ranks? Have they heard anything since

In situations like that , did they remove from the competition, or is it continued radio silence. I imagine it's a similar story for many of the candidates where life moves on and they can no longer continue within the process , would explain much of the 90% that are no longer in competition

Ya I think the silence on this forum, with alot of the posters having now deleted accounts, suggests many pulled the plug.

If anyone does wish to share their competition journey announmously, please do

*Are you still in the competition

*Have you had station interview, if so, how did it go, have you heard anything since

Once that recommendation goes back to vetting, there's nothing more locally, it's back to the national waiting game

Did you ever hear any more?

it went fine I found and nothing but silence since, my OOM originally was in the top 80 but honestly don’t think OOM means anything, my last contact from HQ was end of last year I emailed for an update and I got that generic response vetting still ongoing etc. so I’m going to continue to keep doing what I’m doing, and forget about it, I keep an eye on this forum tho for updates with everyone else in the same boat, does everyone else still have the want to go for it still regardless of lack of communication/ correspondence?

Thanks to the update Cool guy, regrettably your story resonates with rest of us, your not alone. Your dates align closely with many people here , haven't heard a thing. I don't believe location comes into it, they have only called forward 31 candidates since 2024. I'm proud of my OOM, worked hard in early rounds

Although, something back in may/June 2025 triggered station interviews whether that was OOM, or provisional vetting clearance, who knows. My understanding is that station interview is likely towards the end of vetting, but the station report needs to go from local station to district HQ for the super, then back to GNVB

Frustratingly, I saw somewhere, might have been Oireachtas debates earlier in year that AGS are looking to engage with public jobs to kick off another reserve competition.

I don't see how the projected reserve training intake for 2026 can be fulfilled at this rate, Oireachtas answers have advised close to 200 of the 1800 applications remain in vetting, for one reason or another, 90% are now not in consideration

They would receive regretted correspondence

We have to assume that if people dont reach the required levels of the various aspects of selection, regret communication is given to them

Yeah would think that aswell, with the amount of applications across reserves and full time, you would assume if someone is no longer under consideration, they are told as such to remove them from further administrative investment