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Gardai. could you contemplate being one?

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  • #32
    Holsten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Holsten


    Maybe in the ERU or Traffic Corps.

    Buzzing around town in those new BMW's.. sounds fun.


  • #33
    AnimalRights
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭AnimalRights


    Holsten if your a female and you were on the jack n jill would you be known as a Holsten Pils?


    /runs


  • #34
    ronnie3585
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,677 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    kaizersoze1980 wrote: »
    ?? muppet :rolleyes:

    Wow, what a cogent retort. No doubt another spud head, culchie garda.


  • #35
    Dudess
    Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    kaizersoze1980 wrote: »
    ?? muppet :rolleyes:
    ronnie3585 wrote: »
    Wow, what a cogent retort. No doubt another spud head, culchie garda.
    Watch it. Both of you.
    AnimalRights wrote: »
    They don't do that though.

    Gardai 20-25 years ago were scum, well 97% of 'em.
    These days it's prob only 51% of 'em
    Where did you get those figures from?

    The guards... yeah I'm sure most of them are all right. Pity about the Donegal cases though (McBrearty, Shortt). Sure, there's rotten apples in everything but those cases were pretty damn scandalous...


  • #36
    invincibleirish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,219 ✭✭✭invincibleirish


    I would love to be a country Garda, situated somewhere remote. not having much to deal with.

    However i'd really like to party and have fun, so being a Garda is bit of a no no really.


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  • #37
    flanum
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    invincibleirish wrote: »
    I would love to be a country Garda, situated somewhere remote. not having much to deal with.

    However i'd really like to party and have fun, so being a Garda is bit of a no no really.

    i dont think that exists anymore, most village/small town garda stations are manned from the next larger town so basically youd only be doing a flying visit through the small isolated places, youd still have to deal with all the other stuff 99% of the time!


  • #38
    invincibleirish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,219 ✭✭✭invincibleirish


    flanum wrote: »
    i dont think that exists anymore, most village/small town garda stations are manned from the next larger town so basically youd only be doing a flying visit through the small isolated places, youd still have to deal with all the other stuff 99% of the time!

    Let me say it as someone from a rural area that has a 'part time' Garda station. i.e. no one in

    "Dont i know it"


  • #39
    AnimalRights
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭AnimalRights


    invincibleirish wrote: »
    I would love to be a country Garda, situated somewhere remote. not having much to deal with.
    You've being watching Heartbeat again. :rolleyes:


  • #40
    justcallmetex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭justcallmetex


    The guards... yeah I'm sure most of them are all right. Pity about the Donegal cases though (McBrearty, Shortt). Sure, there's rotten apples in everything but those cases were pretty damn scandalous...[/quote]

    Worth remembering that it's only public info cause they were caught I'd imagine there's a lot more goes on all over the country we hear nothing about ;)


  • #41
    Lilibet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Lilibet


    My daughter is going through the process of joining at the moment and we are doing all in our power to convince her not to join.The Gardai are constantly being undermined by a minority within their own ranks,some politicians,some members of the public,and some journalists within print and broadcast media, who are hell bent on making the job of a Garda the most reviled in the public sector and who only concentrate on all that is wrong in the Force.Our family have seen at first hand the great work they do but unfortunately the good is never considered.
    I couldn't do their job for any money and I hope we can persuade our girl that there are easier and less stressful ways to make a living.We have other family members in financial services and nursing who are earning great salaries with less hassle and no criticism from the public even though they would admit that they deserve severe criticism at times but never get the level the Gardai do.


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  • #42
    Ross_Mahon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭Ross_Mahon


    I don't really understand how they distribute the newly trained Garda? For instance if i lived in Dublin, and i wanted to become a Garda, would they send me off to the country? or do i get to stay in Dublin? :confused:


  • #43
    ART6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭ART6


    Lilibet wrote: »
    My daughter is going through the process of joining at the moment and we are doing all in our power to convince her not to join.The Gardai are constantly being undermined by a minority within their own ranks,some politicians,some members of the public,and some journalists within print and broadcast media, who are hell bent on making the job of a Garda the most reviled in the public sector and who only concentrate on all that is wrong in the Force.Our family have seen at first hand the great work they do but unfortunately the good is never considered.
    I couldn't do their job for any money and I hope we can persuade our girl that there are easier and less stressful ways to make a living.We have other family members in financial services and nursing who are earning great salaries with less hassle and no criticism from the public even though they would admit that they deserve severe criticism at times but never get the level the Gardai do.

    Every job has it's drawbacks, and every job is open to flack in the media ( civil servants, hospital staff, etc etc). The job of the media is to sell newspapers and TV programmes, and a bit of hysteria serves that purpose well. The Guards may have a few problems with personnel on occasions, but what large organisation doesn't? Guards are people with all of the people failings. Maybe the measure is if you are in deep trouble in an accident or the victim of a crime, who are you going to look to for help? If someone is about to mug me for my mobile or bomb me because I happen to be in the wrong place I would be happy to see a large Guard coming my way (or even a little female one who knows her business).


  • #44
    Tricity Bendix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭Tricity Bendix


    Lilibet wrote: »
    My daughter is going through the process of joining at the moment and we are doing all in our power to convince her not to join.The Gardai are constantly being undermined by a minority within their own ranks,some politicians,some members of the public,and some journalists within print and broadcast media, who are hell bent on making the job of a Garda the most reviled in the public sector and who only concentrate on all that is wrong in the Force.Our family have seen at first hand the great work they do but unfortunately the good is never considered.
    I couldn't do their job for any money and I hope we can persuade our girl that there are easier and less stressful ways to make a living.We have other family members in financial services and nursing who are earning great salaries with less hassle and no criticism from the public even though they would admit that they deserve severe criticism at times but never get the level the Gardai do.
    So you don't think your daughter should be a cop because of what other people might think? Thats pretty shallow, tbh. If its what she wants to do, the best thing you can do is to make sure she is fully informed about her decision, rather than trying to make the decision for her. I don't think someone who sees their vocation as policing could be convinced to go into the financial services, anyways, no matter what the pay is like.


  • #45
    KERPAL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 570 ✭✭✭KERPAL


    flanum wrote: »
    Maybe its the underlying eternal rebel in me or something, but do ya not think it takes a certain mindset to become a gard or a traffic warden? i mean its a job where, lets be honest, nobody truly likes them or trusts them.
    Do you reckon gardai and traffic wardens might have been toilet trained a bit too early? or do you think those are just any other normal occupations?

    just curiousity.


    Whats a Gard???


  • #46
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    KERPAL wrote: »
    Whats a Gard???
    I'm tempted to go through some of your posts and point out a load of your spelling/grammar mistakes. Anywho please try and contribute something to the thread.


  • #47
    Lilibet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Lilibet


    b.ie curious wrote: »
    So you don't think your daughter should be a cop because of what other people might think? Thats pretty shallow, tbh. If its what she wants to do, the best thing you can do is to make sure she is fully informed about her decision, rather than trying to make the decision for her. I don't think someone who sees their vocation as policing could be convinced to go into the financial services, anyways, no matter what the pay is like.

    I don't know of any parent who would wish to see their child in a job where, at best she will be treated with disdain by an increasing number of the public encouraged by an often exaggerated and unfair reaction to events by a hostile media and politicians,and at worst lose her life in the service of the self same people who will then be entirely hypocritical in their reaction to it.I'm a cynic when it comes to this.

    However,if she decides to follow through with it,we will support her 100%


  • #48
    Riddle101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,669 ✭✭✭Riddle101


    I'm not a big fan of joining the Gardai but i wouldn't mind going into the ERU, that being said if i did join the Gardai it would only be under the condition that i can apply to be a plain clothes detective like in Letal Weapon and get a cool partneter who looks out for you and together we take down the countries biggest mobsters.

    Then again it's really just being in for the exciting life, a career criminal would also be an option for me


  • #49
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    kickoutthejams wrote: »
    rB_ie as a cop?

    Dear God, the power would corrupt.

    Lol! I'm actually not one to let power go to my head though, in fairness. However, I'd much rather be Minister for Justice than a Garda, and I think I'd go a really good job of it.
    snyper wrote: »
    Somone please, for the love of Jebus, fire up photoshop now!

    Noone take this guys advice!
    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    Private eye detective.

    RB PI?
    AnimalRights wrote: »
    They don't do that though.

    Gardai 20-25 years ago were scum, well 97% of 'em.
    These days it's prob only 51% of 'em.
    Also if I could start my pre convictions lifestyle again I prob could be a cop, great pay/pension.

    Well, according to the Garda Ombudsman lately, 1/15 are "corrupt", this ranges from using bad language to well...you name it.

    There'll always be bad apples in every walk of life, regardless of the job. The less in the Gardaí the better obviously, but I think overall they're doing a good job as it is.


  • #50
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,582 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    Like some users have mentioned, while being a top cop, like a detective/investigator, basically something in a high rank where you actually have to use some brain and do real changes is exciting and very interesting, but being a low ranked foot patrol handling local drunks and scumbags isn't very appealing, especially one of them might be infected with some nasty crap and they(local drunks) are violent ones, what if they cut you or scratch you?


    On the same note, good to see a good cop for a change...
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8021402471797764833&q=cop+ducks&ei=0KIoSImhGYaK2QL2yNjwAg


  • #51
    DanGerMus
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    Could Gardai contemplate being what?

    Any way. i did try once got called back for interview after apptitude test but i failed irish in the leavin so no could do. Thank God TBH. Although every time i look at some a the wee weedy effers the have now i just think to myself i'd make such a better garda than them. Not just the size thing but how some carry themselves. I once saw a fella walkin down Cruises street in Limerick by himself staring at his shoes as he walked with a sour puss on him like a moody teenager. Authority figure, i think not.

    Cartman FTW


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  • #52
    Tricity Bendix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭Tricity Bendix


    Lilibet wrote: »
    I don't know of any parent who would wish to see their child in a job where, at best she will be treated with disdain by an increasing number of the public encouraged by an often exaggerated and unfair reaction to events by a hostile media and politicians,and at worst lose her life in the service of the self same people who will then be entirely hypocritical in their reaction to it.I'm a cynic when it comes to this.

    However,if she decides to follow through with it,we will support her 100%
    I don't know of any parent who would encourage their child to go into financial f*cking services after they expressed an interest in joining the Gardai. Chalk and Cheese.

    Seriously, who in their right mind would let bad press stop them from doing what they want to do? Oh, and politicians almost universally support the Gardai to the hilt, so I don't know where you get that from. Yeah, being a member of the Gardai isn't always easy, and you do get a lot of stick from the plebs, but judging by this thread alone there is plenty of support out there for the thin blue line.


  • #53
    nkay1985
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    Certainly not for me.

    Most of them seem fine but I think it's kinda like bouncing in that it attracts some people who really should not be allowed do that job. You can do your best to vet them but you can't figure out somebody's personality, not really.

    Actually, on the subject of vetting, that's another issue I have with them. It's still kind of a closed shop. If they go back as far as your grandparents's family and find something they don't like, like someone whol had a bit of trouble when they were young or even just someone with political idealologies different to the mainstream, you're automatically out. That's no reflection on how you are yourself as far as I'm concerned.


  • #54
    eroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,084 ✭✭✭eroo


    rb_ie wrote: »
    I think a lot just treat it as any other job, funnily enough I've smoked weed with off duty guards a few times.
    Pen1987 wrote: »
    They dont get their free lunches and all that ****e, but they cause mania when they go out with their college mates, all of them are absolute pissheads who have no fear of anyone because the have the badge in their pocket. I know that a few of them have been in work drunk, one of them worked in the city centre and he was out on the piss but in work at 6AM so he just went to work and slept in the cells then used an uniform someone left there when they went off duty, then went on duty at 6, and slept on the desk that people go to for stamps until 10. (When he woke up there was a queue of people! everyone was to afraid/embarassed to wake him!)

    Its a beneficial job, and if you get the posting you want its an easy job.

    The type of Gardai mentioned above make me sick.As a future Garda hopeful,I detest officers like the above...they should be fired ASAP!!!!!

    Pen,it is most certainly not a cushy job..:mad:


  • #55
    Oilrig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 727 ✭✭✭Oilrig


    I think its fair to say that 99% of the posters here have no idea about the reality of the job.

    Too much television... ;)


  • #56
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    Oilrig wrote: »
    I think its fair to say that 99% of the posters here have no idea about the reality of the job.

    Too much television... ;)
    So you're a Garda?


  • #57
    kowloon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,189 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    CyberGhost wrote: »
    infected with some nasty crap and they(local drunks) are violent ones, what if they cut you or scratch you?

    Zombie Forum FTW.

    Society depresses me enough as it is, I wouldn't want a job that exposes me to the worst aspects of it.


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