What is the maximum age to join the gardaí?

Recruitment to An Garda Síochána is governed by Statutory Regulations, namely the Garda Síochána (Admission & Appointments) Regulations 1988/2005. These regulations set the maximum age for entry to the Garda Síochána at 35 years of age.

Is there an age limit for joining the Garda?

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

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.

Who can join the Garda?

(1) Be of good character. physically and mentally to perform the duties of a member of the Service. (3) Have passed a Physical Competence Test. (4) Be 18 years of age but not yet 35 years of age on midnight of the 6th June 2018, therefore you must have been born between 7th June 1983 and 6th June 2000.

Do u need 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.

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How much does a Garda earn?

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.

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.

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.

Do you have to be a certain height to be a Garda?

The Government yesterday abolished the height requirement for admission to the Garda Siochana on the recommendation of the Minister for Justice, Mr O'Donoghue, writes Jim Cusack, Security Editor.

What hours do Gardaí 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.

Is the Gardaí a good career?

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.

How long is the Garda recruitment process?

It can typically take between 12-18 months from initial application to being called for training at the Garda College, Templemore. Completing the application process guarantees an applicant of nothing. All it does is get you onto a waiting list.

How do I join the Gardai?

Do Garda reserves get paid?

The Garda Reserve consists of voluntary unpaid members, drawn from the community to assist the existing Service.

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.

Do you get paid in Garda College?

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.

How much does Garda College Cost?

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.

Are the Garda recruiting in 2022?

The competition, which closed for applications on March 16 2022, received 11,075 applications up from 5,197 from the last competition in 2019. It is planned that 800 people will be recruited from this competition for Garda training in 2022.

How much is a Garda pension worth?

Pension: 1/80th of reckonable remuneration, Gratuity: 3/80ths of reckonable remuneration.

What benefits do gardaí 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)

How much is a Garda widow's pension?

(4) The rate of a widow's contributory pension shall be one-half of the deceased's pension.

Are gardaí allowed tattoos?

Gardaí must not have visible face or neck tattoos, men's hair is to be short above the ear, women's hair can be collar length or tied up and tucked away under the hat, never over the eyebrows or the face, with no visible buns or ponytails and definitely "no combination of unnatural colours".

What is a Garda Sergeant salary?

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.

How much do gardaí make an hour?

Gardaí can be paid two different rates for overtime – a rate of time and a half or a double time rate. Gardaí who are recruited now start off on €28,405.30 – including rent allowance of €4,655.30 – with an overtime rate of either €14.58 or €19.44 an hour.