Garda Recruitment - Applying to join An Garda Siochana

li@mo · 17-05-2008 08:13PM

karlokarl wrote: »

Hey guys, I applied today!! I'm in college at the moment though and still have another two years left to do.... I was informed that I could defer my entry for two years if I was successful in gaining entry. Has anyone else heard of this??
Also, I'm going away for six weeks during the summer...will this effect tests/interviews?

Exactly what I want to know............anybody??
I've 2 years left in college aswell.

keith101 · 17-05-2008 10:32PM

andrew1985 wrote: »

does anyone know do you have to have a euopean language at leaving cert level to become a garda????

As far as i know a european language is not essential... english and irish are acceptable... no lesser than a D3 in pass english and no lesser than a C3 IN FOUNDATION IRISH

the locust · 17-05-2008 11:10PM

WooPeeA wrote: »

What language speakers are the most wanted in Garda?

Irish, leaving cert level french or basic german

Rumours of them bringin in Polish/Chinese/Russian but i can't see it happenin

onthebeat · 18-05-2008 09:42AM

woopeea, this isnt the place to advertise for the treaty of lisbon:cool:

WooPeeA · 18-05-2008 09:48AM

the locust wrote: »

Irish, leaving cert level french or basic german

Rumours of them bringin in Polish/Chinese/Russian but i can't see it happenin

I can speak basic spoken Czech and Slovak + fluent Polish, a little German. I'm planing to learn seriously some new language next year and I'm planing to apply for Garda about September. I was wondering about Spanish.. or learn German a little bit better as I know bases of this language.

Irish seems to me a little different than the others so that would be long process for me to learn it I guess..

LeSurfer · 18-05-2008 02:51PM

was reading some of the questions posted here in the last few pages,thought i'd give a piece of advice to whoever are interested in join the GS and those who already applied. Carefully read through the Information Booklet which is available on public jobs website. it has everything you need to know about the process:entry requirements,various stages etc. you will need to study this booklet anyway for your interview,if you pass the aptitude test that is. best of luck.

Stay_in_Kampuchea · 18-05-2008 03:24PM

Ok just a quick question, as soon as we recive the confirmation e-mail is that all we have to do for the moment until we are contacted for the tests?

kerry4sam · 18-05-2008 03:53PM

oldirtywyer wrote: »

Ok just a quick question, as soon as we recive the confirmation e-mail is that all we have to do for the moment until we are contacted for the tests?

As soon as the closing date has passed you will receive an email with a contact number to ring and the times available to ring the number ...
You will then be offered your choice of dates for when you would like to sit your exam ... and possibly a choice for a time depending when you phone/get through to the number and arrange your date ...
It will either be a 10am or a 2pm exam time ranging over a space of 3weeks as far as i remember so plenty of room to decide what date you want to sit your test ...

Carneyy · 18-05-2008 04:14PM

Hi, long time reader first time poster. I'm after applying today for the first time and was just wondering if anyone has any advice about doing any of the 1 day preparation courses or the purchasing of the home study kits. To get both costs over €300. Is it worth it?

Celtic07 · 18-05-2008 04:55PM

Carneyy wrote: »

Hi, long time reader first time poster. I'm after applying today for the first time and was just wondering if anyone has any advice about doing any of the 1 day preparation courses or the purchasing of the home study kits. To get both costs over €300. Is it worth it?

if you want to get in enough it definlty is dont ya think

soundlad · 18-05-2008 05:00PM

Celtic07 wrote: »

if you want to get in enough it definlty is dont ya think

did you do a home study course or a day class somewhere celtic ?

Celtic07 · 18-05-2008 05:06PM

soundlad wrote: »

did you do a home study course or a day class somewhere celtic ?

yeah i did only reason im in templemore now to be honest ill pm you the details

Stay_in_Kampuchea · 18-05-2008 05:14PM

Celtic07 wrote: »

yeah i did only reason im in templemore now to be honest ill pm you the details

Could you pm me aswell please, i'm lost decideing which one to go for!!cheers.

DK47 · 18-05-2008 07:31PM

Hey. can anyone tell me what Physical Education consists of when at templemore, do you have to take part in team sports or do you get a choice. thinking about doing a course as well, witch is best. home study or 1 day course, any one got any advice. thanks:)

soundlad · 18-05-2008 07:48PM

dkhill47 wrote: »

Hey. can anyone tell me what Physical Education consists of when at templemore, do you have to take part in team sports or do you get a choice. thinking about doing a course as well, witch is best. home study or 1 day course, any one got any advice. thanks:)

The physical education is different every 4 weeks i think it is. there is swimming for 4 weeks self defence for 4 weeks not sure wat else suppose soccer and all. not sure bout courses trying to decide weather to do 1 myself

bettyboop999 · 18-05-2008 08:09PM

Hi could anyone tell me what sort of offence would prevent someone from joining GS.......Thanks

DK47 · 18-05-2008 08:17PM

soundlad wrote: »

The physical education is different every 4 weeks i think it is. there is swimming for 4 weeks self defence for 4 weeks not sure wat else suppose soccer and all. not sure bout courses trying to decide weather to do 1 myself

thanks, applied on thursday, trying to decide if this is what i really want.

kerry4sam · 18-05-2008 08:44PM

dkhill47 wrote: »

Hey. can anyone tell me what Physical Education consists of when at templemore

www.garda.ie has some real helpful information ... careers --> garda college --> student/probationer school ... that info will be asked in the interview also should you successfully pass Stage1 ...

(8) Physical Education, Health & Safety Studies

It is important that all members of the Service should be physically fit and proficient in the physical skills necessary both to perform their duties and to defend themselves against attack. The object of the physical fitness programme is to educate/train students not only to become fit but also to retain their physical fitness in the years ahead.

Physical Education, Health & Safety Studies- Areas Covered

(a) Physical Conditioning (b) Garda Self Defence (c) First-aid (d) Manual Handling (e) Swimming/Life-saving (f) Drill (g) Individual and Team Sports (h) Team Coaching

soundlad · 18-05-2008 09:30PM

dkhill47 wrote: »

thanks, applied on thursday, trying to decide if this is what i really want.

it is something you really need to think bout if its the career for you . you need to be committed to it and the process of getting in because its hard and long. I cant see myself doing anything else and i dont want to do anything else only this and ill keep trying till i get in

CelinaC · 19-05-2008 07:08AM

Hi All

Has anyone who is not an Irish citizen applied to the Garda, my husband is British and I am confused about his exam results whether they are good enough. He has an A Level in English a GCSE in Maths and a "E" in French, is he wasting his time applying?

ojewriej · 19-05-2008 11:01AM

the locust wrote: »

Rumours of them bringin in Polish/Chinese/Russian but i can't see it happenin

What do you mean?

I know that there are classes in all above languages available for serving members, there is a polish interpreter doing regular shifts in one of the stations, I think it's Rathmines, GS is also actively encouraging people speaking these languages to apply - by buying recruitment ads in POlish, Chinese etc.

So it looks like they do need people who can speak immigrants' languages.

I'm not really sure what you not see happening?

ojewriej · 19-05-2008 11:06AM

CelinaC wrote: »

Hi All

Has anyone who is not an Irish citizen applied to the Garda, my husband is British and I am confused about his exam results whether they are good enough. He has an A Level in English a GCSE in Maths and a "E" in French, is he wasting his time applying?

He would have to check with http://www.nqai.ie/ whether his certs will be enough to apply.

He would need 2 European languages though, so E might not be enough to be honest.

He should give nqai a ring, explain the situation and they should be able to tell him whethger he should bother applying or not.

tabatha · 19-05-2008 11:08AM

CelinaC wrote: »

Hi All

Has anyone who is not an Irish citizen applied to the Garda, my husband is British and I am confused about his exam results whether they are good enough. He has an A Level in English a GCSE in Maths and a "E" in French, is he wasting his time applying?

he will have to apply to a body called http://www.qualificationsrecognition.ie/recognition/index.html first to see if he is eligible to apply. basically they will see if his results are equivalent to the irish leaving cert requirements. they will send you back a letter/cert letting you know the results which you then need to supply to the garda.

shakin · 19-05-2008 05:03PM

when is the campaign closing?

angelfire9 · 19-05-2008 06:01PM

Haz33 wrote: »

If you think that bad experience would give you a bad reference then I would say dont put it down. But if you dont you need to fill the gap with something else. I dont mean make up a job but because you are so young they wont want to see gaps in your history. I am 33 and was able to omit 1 or 2 things but still had plenty to fill a form. For you a gap in time might be very noticable.
If you think you came out of it alright, put it on the forms or use it as one of your scenarios how you dealt with a difficult situation. This might well earn you brownie points.
Don't panic about it anyway everyone leaves employment and nearly always cause you dont like them or they dont like you or something better comes along. They are expecting this. Otherwise everyone would only have 1 job to put down. Christ I had more jobs than "the fugitive" on my form!

soundlad wrote: »

It depends on yor local station weather they ring ur current employer. My local station did ring my currrent employer which didnt go down to well at the time but sure u have to these things

I'm 32 and had a falling out with my last employer but i can hardly omit it on the form seeing as half the cops in town knew i was working there, what realistically is the chance of them ringing them up? I would be fairly well known in my local station seeing as my father was sgt i/c there for years so will they need character references from all my former employers?

Paolo5 · 19-05-2008 06:39PM

Re References
They will ask you to fill out Form B should you pass Stage 1. Here you are asked for 2 references - can be work, school, priest, TD etc so may not be a problem. You would have to list the employment though.

Re Courses
If your ok at Stage 1 I would think you are ok not doing a prep cpurse. If in any doubt do a course though for extra practise. You can also practise on a few web sites.

Re Stage 2 Prep Course - Interview
I would 100% recommend one. I did and it was a great help. May not have passed with out it.

horse1 · 19-05-2008 06:57PM

Celtic07 wrote: »

yeah i did only reason im in templemore now to be honest ill pm you the details

Hi Celtic07.

could you pm me the details asewl if its not too much trouble. thanks in advance

Haz33 · 19-05-2008 06:58PM

angelfire9 wrote: »

I'm 32 and had a falling out with my last employer but i can hardly omit it on the form seeing as half the cops in town knew i was working there, what realistically is the chance of them ringing them up? I would be fairly well known in my local station seeing as my father was sgt i/c there for years so will they need character references from all my former employers?

Paolo5 wrote: »

Re References
They will ask you to fill out Form B should you pass Stage 1. Here you are asked for 2 references - can be work, school, priest, TD etc so may not be a problem. You would have to list the employment though.

Yeah I would agree with paolo here. You will have to list it as an employment on your form as to omit it would be too obvious. Dont put it down as a reference though. There is a Garda reference and a college reference (if applicable) and two other references to be put on the form. I reckon these are the ones that will carry the most clout.

shakin · 19-05-2008 07:20PM

Haz33 wrote: »

Yeah I would agree with paolo here. You will have to list it as an employment on your form as to omit it would be too obvious. Dont put it down as a reference though. There is a Garda reference and a college reference (if applicable) and two other references to be put on the form. I reckon these are the ones that will carry the most clout.

about the college reference, who from the college should you get.personally i dont have a good relationship with any lecturer.would it be ok to leave it blank?

angelfire9 · 19-05-2008 07:21PM

Haz33 wrote: »

Yeah I would agree with paolo here. You will have to list it as an employment on your form as to omit it would be too obvious. Dont put it down as a reference though. There is a Garda reference and a college reference (if applicable) and two other references to be put on the form. I reckon these are the ones that will carry the most clout.

The garda reference will be fine, and i'm sure my college tutor won't have a problem (if he's not retired) as for the other 2 references thinking parish priest and retired Chief would that be ok?

Garda Recruitment - Applying to join An Garda Siochana

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