What hours do gardaí work?

My typical work day was 9-5pm. however depending on what accord on the day, you may need to start earlier or stay later.

How many hours does a Garda work?

A Garda therefore, works 227 days (1,816 hours) (of 8hrs shifts or equivalent) per annum. Public Holidays when they fall to be so rostered are regarded as working days save that they command a special allowance. Subject to certain conditions, annual leave may be availed of in half days.

What shifts do the Garda work?

This roster system meant that gardaí worked four 12-hour shifts and then had four days off – a system which has proven very popular with rank-and-file members of the force. However, the rosters will be changed for certain members of the force such as detective units who will work five days a week on eight-hour shifts.

How many days a week do Gardai work?

However, while the average working week for a garda works out at 40 hours per week, the actual working pattern for a garda working on a regular unit is six days on and four days off.

How much do Gardai get paid?

The Garda Pay Scale has been subject to significant changes in recent years. It has seen an increase in pay for members by 3% in three years. The first point of the Garda pay scale has increased from €30,296 in January 2019 to €32,921 in September 2022.

Garda Reserve

Can a Garda have a second job?

Under the Garda code, members of An Garda Síochána are forbidden from taking other employment in a wide range of jobs, including security.

Is being a Garda a good job?

It's a great job if you want to live and work this way. Cons- Bad management, sheep syndrome, poor work life balance, sycophants and old sweat attitudes by senior members.

Are Gardai well paid?

In total, the top-10 highest-paid garda sergeants took home a cumulative €439,731 between January and October. The same figure for rank-and-file gardaí over the same 10-month period was €368,574, an average of around €37,000 each.

Is a Garda always on duty?

There is a general policy in place where Garda Reserve members are not assigned duties in his or her immediate neighbourhood. Do I perform duty on my own? Currently, all Garda Reserves are required to be accompanied by a full member of An Garda Síochána while on duty.

What benefits do Gardai get?

Garda Siochana Members Life Assurance Scheme; (Note: Trainee Gardaí get free cover of €30,000 for first 32 weeks increasing to €60,000 for next 32 weeks) Spouse/Partner Life Assurance Scheme; Children's Life Assurance Scheme; specified illness Scheme; (Note: Trainee Gardaí get free cover of €42,500 for first 64 weeks)

What time do guards change shifts Ireland?

Under the new overlapping shift system they will work a six-week cycle of shifts from 7am to 3pm, 2pm to 12am and 9pm to 7am. The three-hour overlap in the evening will place more gardai on duty in cities and towns at times when they are most in demand.

What is the maximum age to join the Gardai?

Persons wishing to join the Garda Reserve must be between 18 and 60 years when they commence the prescribed training.

Do you need to speak Irish to be a Garda?

An Garda Síochána: Minimum entry requirements is Leaving Certificate with specified minimum grades in Mathematics and in two languages one of which must be either English or Irish.

Is being a Garda stressful?

On average more than 50 per cent of respondents “occasionally experience trauma at work”, with that figure as high as 63 per cent for sworn Garda members. Other findings included: * 45 per cent experience high or very high stress levels at work.

Is Garda training paid?

Garda Payscale

Garda Trainees will receive an allowance of €184 per week for the 33 weeks leading to attestation. Accommodation and food is provided by An Garda Síochána while resident in the Garda College. Garda Trainees attest after 33 weeks and move onto the first point of the Garda incremental pay scale of €32,421.

What age can Garda retired?

Members of the Garda Síochána must retire by age 60. If they joined after 2004, they can choose to retire as early as age 55.

How much is Garda pension?

Pension and gratuity are payable for each year (and portion of a year) of reckonable service at the following rates: Pension: 1/80th of reckonable remuneration, Gratuity: 3/80ths of reckonable remuneration.

How long is Garda training?

This Training Programme is delivered over 104 weeks leading to a B.A. in Applied Policing. The initial period of 34 weeks including two weeks annual leave takes place at The Garda College. Subsequent training takes place predominantly in selected Garda Divisions.

How much does it cost to become a Garda in Ireland?

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice estimated that it cost €9,200 per recruit to be trained up to the point where they are stationed and have full powers. Of that €1,200 goes towards the new uniform. So with 100 new recruits just started – that's a cost of €920,000.

What are the Garda ranks?

What does Garda mean in Irish?

: a police officer in the Republic of Ireland.

Is it hard to get into the Gardai?

Unfortunately, it is not easy to become a member of An Garda Síochána. To do this, you must prove yourself by navigating through a rigorous selection process. This process will not be made any easier by the vast numbers of people who will be applying for the recruitment campaign.

Can you join the Garda with a criminal record?

In general, you do not have to disclose a spent conviction when you are looking for employment. However, you have to disclose any spent convictions if you are applying to work for certain bodies, such as, the Garda Síochána, the Courts Service and some government departments.

What is the Garda fitness test?

The fitness tests contains a progressive shuttle run (or bleep test), a sit-up test with a one-minute time limit, and a press-up test that is untimed. Pass rates are set differently according to age group and gender with male recruits between 18 and 25 facing the stiffest targets in each category.

Can Garda have social media?

An Garda Síochána recognises that Garda staff, in their private capacity, may use social- media as a pastime or hobby and as a form of communicating with family, friends or relatives. However, Garda staff, in the context of their job, hold a unique and critical security and safety role within Ireland.