Garda recruitment to restart (and they’re already expecting lots of applications)

another question · 31-10-2013 11:46PM

Sorry to jump in here but there are so many threads on this I don't know where to start. Was expecting an announcement on this in October but Octobers practically over now. Also I have a problem with with publicjobs.ie account and can't access it.

Anyone know when/if the announcement goes live what the first step for interested parties is?

mycro89 · 01-11-2013 02:13AM

September and October are now in the past, so was that statement about recruitment just an empty comment... hello November !!

yenom · 01-11-2013 03:23AM

I think nothing will happen till the election campaigns begin. Around February.

mycro89 · 01-11-2013 03:33AM

Well they should be made come out and tell the public that then. We the public elected them to represent the people of this state, and how can they be fulfilling that commitment when they won't give a straight answer and keep pushing it out, talking around the issue! Facts and officIal time scale we need....

Zambia · 01-11-2013 04:41AM

mycro89 wrote: »

Well they should be made come out and tell the public that then. We the public elected them to represent the people of this state, and how can they be fulfilling that commitment when they won't give a straight answer and keep pushing it out, talking around the issue! Facts and officIal time scale we need....

Chances are the public have more pressing things to worry about.

goldie fish · 01-11-2013 11:49AM

mycro89 wrote: »

Well they should be made come out and tell the public that then. We the public elected them to represent the people of this state, and how can they be fulfilling that commitment when they won't give a straight answer and keep pushing it out, talking around the issue! Facts and officIal time scale we need....

Welcome to the public sector. Get used to it if you plan on a career as a Garda. Lots of "hurry up and wait".

Santa Cruz · 01-11-2013 02:01PM

goldie fish wrote: »

Welcome to the public sector. Get used to it if you plan on a career as a Garda. Lots of "hurry up and wait".

Just shows the political manipulation of the police force.

Minister announces 350 new Garda cars . What business is it of his? He should be concentrating on law making and policy.
What next? 500 new staplers for the Dept of Justice?

goldie fish · 01-11-2013 03:21PM

Exactly. It shouldn't need to be announced. It should be ongoing.

yenom · 01-11-2013 06:45PM

mycro89 wrote: »

Well they should be made come out and tell the public that then. We the public elected them to represent the people of this state, and how can they be fulfilling that commitment when they won't give a straight answer and keep pushing it out, talking around the issue! Facts and officIal time scale we need....

Come on now, if you want to be a Garda you have to use your head. They want to win as many seats as possible next year and will do anything to do it. They'll use the re-opening of the Garda college as 'proof' that the economy is growing again.

redno.3 · 02-11-2013 07:34PM

yenom wrote: »

Come on now, if you want to be a Garda you have to use your head. They want to win as many seats as possible next year and will do anything to do it. They'll use the re-opening of the Garda college as 'proof' that the economy is growing again.

Very true, that's the way the system works unfortunately!

thekopend · 08-11-2013 04:30PM

This lad might get some answers!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=c9S1856cHug&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dc9S1856cHug%26feature%3Dyoutu.be

Scouser · 08-11-2013 05:23PM

thekopend wrote: »

This lad might get some answers!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=c9S1856cHug&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dc9S1856cHug%26feature%3Dyoutu.be

any idea as to what answer he got to his recruitment date question?

thekopend · 08-11-2013 05:57PM

Scouser wrote: »

any idea as to what answer he got to his recruitment date question?

The question hasent been answered yet, he asked for a time allocation for a debate on policing between now and Christmas break, that will put them going!

adrian2 · 13-11-2013 02:44PM

Anyone heard any murmurs????The waiting is killing me!!

adrian2 · 13-11-2013 02:44PM

Anyone heard any murmurs????The waiting is killing me!!

Scouser · 13-11-2013 03:23PM

adrian2 wrote: »

Anyone heard any murmurs????The waiting is killing me!!

end of august

start of September

Mid September

end of September

start of October

mid October

end of October

start of November

Mid November

what dya reckon the next rumour will be?

goldie fish · 13-11-2013 04:45PM

2 weeks before Christmas..

mycro89 · 13-11-2013 05:06PM

goldie fish wrote: »

2 weeks before Christmas..

Explain?? Are you presuming this ??

Scouser · 13-11-2013 05:15PM

mycro89 wrote: »

Explain?? Are you presuming this ??

theres a reserve Grad in templemore mid Dec

nice little podium for a political announcement

speculation on my part of course, but the most likely time to hear something dont ya think?

mycro89 · 13-11-2013 05:57PM

Scouser wrote: »

theres a reserve Grad in templemore mid Dec

nice little podium for a political announcement

speculation on my part of course, but the most likely time to hear something dont ya think?

Who knows?? It has been a long wait, 4 years and it is hard to see it changing in the coming weeks, maybe I am been negative but I think it could well be another false dawn?? It's actually heart breaking this way, so many ups and a lot more downs during this wait.....

goldie fish · 13-11-2013 06:06PM

mycro89 wrote: »

Explain?? Are you presuming this ??

Having worked in Public sector post for the majority of my working life, I have found the following to be true.

All notifications for promotion courses, appointments or other eagerly awaited news are made on a Friday afternoon, when
(a) most of those waiting have left the building, having taken the afternoon off
(b) when the reader can do nothing about it but stew over the weekend,
(c) when clarification of errors made on the notification cannot be queried, so the relevant department department won't be hounded by calls, seconds after it's release.

2 weeks before Christmas is similar to a Friday afternoon, in a competition of this scale so eagerly awaited.

Scouser · 13-11-2013 06:20PM

mycro89 wrote: »

Who knows?? It has been a long wait, 4 years and it is hard to see it changing in the coming weeks, maybe I am been negative but I think it could well be another false dawn?? It's actually heart breaking this way, so many ups and a lot more downs during this wait.....

it could also be BS and we'll be hear next November speculating about the same thing!

thekopend · 13-11-2013 06:35PM

Next novermber tmore will be in full swing

Scouser · 13-11-2013 06:47PM

thekopend wrote: »

Next novermber tmore will be in full swing

and pollys :cool:

thekopend · 13-11-2013 06:50PM

Scouser wrote: »

and pollys :cool:

Toasties and pink snacks

Scouser · 13-11-2013 06:54PM

thekopend wrote: »

Toasties and pink snacks

pizzas are sweet too

as is the stout!

jamesr123 · 13-11-2013 06:54PM

There must be very few guards in their early 20's by now? 4 years noone has been recruited and the average age for joining was somthing like 23. So the majority would be 27 - 28, New blood is needed lol

thekopend · 13-11-2013 06:55PM

Ahh, the food of kings. Let hope we will be there to indulge

thekopend · 13-11-2013 06:57PM

jamesr123 wrote: »

There must be very few guards in their early 20's by now? 4 years noone has been recruited and the average age for joining was somthing like 23. So the majority would be 27 - 28, New blood is needed lol

There can't really be anyone younger than 22, I'd say not many between 22 and 25

D Trent · 13-11-2013 06:59PM

thekopend wrote: »

There can't really be anyone younger than 22, I'd say not many between 22 and 25

This remarkable guard is 24 AND an Emt http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/community/limerick-gardai-help-save-baby-who-turned-blue-1-5632970

Garda recruitment to restart (and they’re already expecting lots of applications)

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