An Garda Síochána Recruitment 2025

Yes the delays seem excessively long and this issue must be the biggest bottleneck for getting the numbers up. Has anybody identified what the main delays are caused by?

I recall I had this battleax aunt (we used to call her the witch) who refused point blank to have her name mentioned at all in my application process. I put her down anyway and there was never any questions about it.

That's helpful but again the gardai are trying to recruit from different communities and when people apply the vetting takes years and these people end up not joining the force. The meeting with lots of different communities and delivering speeches about joining the gardai is a big publicity stunt and nothing else. I dont know why do the gardai waste their time and the everyone joining that are born somewhere else.

the english police on the other hand only need 3 to 5 years of history for the vetting.

Still waiting

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Just depends on your background and what could show up in your vetting. Basically a mini interview. Just asks about any friends or family who might have flagged and how well you know them.

The Super I had asked me about why I was interested in joining and what my wife thought.

It seems to be near the end of vetting but in saying that I did mine in January and Im still waiting so who knows to be honest

Theyll possibly ask you about your vetting. If any of your family flagged as having had interactions with them. How you know them and you relationship with them. Just be honest about it clear about everything.

He asked me what my family thought about it and how it would impact my kids. He also asked me a question from a list he had. It was explain one time I broke the rules and why. So id assume they have a few to choose from.

Probably do well to be dressed for the occasion as you would any interview.

But they are grand enough to be fair. They arent trying to catch you out or anything

is there a reason they pick certain people to do the station interview and why other people just go straight to the college. Like you said yourself it’s no guarantee on anything you can still be waiting for months if not ever hear back again. @MrJonsb25

I know,but family members shouldnt effect us,we cant control what they do,and its not fair

I have all done except vetting. They have sent it back looking for more info that I cannot find! Looking for my mother’s partners parents history. Her partner has never met his dad and has no information on him. Genuinely panicking over this as it is not even blood related! Has anyone here gotten through vetting with some info missing! It’s beyond frustrating at this point to have passed everything else!

I did one with the sgt AND Inspector in home (district HQ) station last September and did a second one with the superintendent in Divisional HQ a month later and still waiting.....goes through anything flagged on Your vetting and general natter to see if You're a good fit for the job

Think the same here....had some relatives who had interactions with Gardai in the past but minor things......Inspector asked me if I knew about weather I knew about it which I did but didn't know much about it

They told us that no more affidavits you just have to find all the information about the people yourself and thats the end of that.

18 Months for Inspector Morse from applying to receiving an offer and starting in Templemore.

It has been said that the process can take up to 18months to complete, so that time frame would be with in what was said it takes.

Then you read what other candidates are experiencing 28months and still waiting, indeed some candidates have posted they are from the 23 campaign and still waiting.

Does anyone know of a candidate or candidates who had been waiting longer and eventually received an offer.