Dating a Garda

faceman

Has anyone going out with/married to/engaged to/previous going out with a garda?

Im curious to the perks or downsides?

JohnCleary

Handcuffs - Could be a perk, could be a downside!

AdMMM

It feels as if this thread has been done before - complete with the handcuff references too! Am I the only one who's experiencing a bit of deja vu?

It's After Hours. It's all been done before. Even this comment.

1huge1

i've definetely heard that before ^^

Wishbone Ash

Yup - we have reason to believe that it won't be too long now before someone mentions "taking down your particulars" or your "nice baton".

Diddy Kong

Perks - no penalty points, if they are working in town, they can hail down taxis for you, can you it as a threat, i.e. my bf/gf is a garda, promote me or you will get a million penalty points...

Disadvantages....cant seen any!!

Lirange

Willy yer a Garda aren't you?

1huge1

1huge1 wrote:

i've definetely heard that before ^^

biko

faceman wrote:

Has anyone going out with/married to/engaged to/previous going out with a garda?

Im curious to the perks or downsides?

Are you thinking of starting to go out with a garda? Or a ban garda?
Jump right in and let us know how it went.

Capt'n Midnight

I heard of someone who was going out with a office in the RUC who had to carry her gun with her at all times.

Santa Claus

Down side are that it's shift work.
They work 10-6am, 6-2pm or 2-10pm and the nights can fairly mess up any social life, but then again when I went out with a girl who was a garda and she used to drop over at 6am after she finished work to "wake me up"!

Black Swan

deja vu thread ...

Peteee

It feels as if this thread has been done before - complete with the handcuff references too! Am I the only one who's experiencing a bit of deja vu?

Steyr

biko wrote:

Or a ban garda?

That Term is long gone, its just Garda now.

vasch_ro

Santa Claus wrote:

Down side are that it's shift work.
They work 10-6am, 6-2pm or 2-10pm and the nights can fairly mess up any social life, but then again when I went out with a girl who was a garda and she used to drop over at 6am after she finished work to "wake me up"!

not all of us work these hours (known as "the regular" ) but most do .....
speaking as a Garda myself to be honest I don't think it has ever made any difference to any one I have ever dated or gone out with ...somebody always brings up the handcuffs jokes ...... Thinking about it , probably the biggest disadvantage is the shift work, as your not always available to go out weekends due to nights etc.
Having said that my mate is going out with a female Garda who works 9 to 5 and he is very happy. I don't really see why a career should make that much difference.If you wanted to get away with penalty points etc surely you would be better off dating a judge ????:)

faceman

vasch_ro wrote:

If you wanted to get away with penalty points etc surely you would be better off dating a judge ????:)

Any takers? [\shivers]

Wishbone Ash

vasch_ro wrote:

.If you wanted to get away with penalty points etc surely you would be better off dating a judge ????:)

Didn't do Catherine Nevin much good!!

Owen

dbfarrell wrote:

Disadvantages....cant seen any!!

Distadvantages? BanGarda's hole. It's a terrible affliction affecting many Female members of the Garda Sicholuní. A nice nubile young lady joins the force, and within weeks the width of her posterior has expanded exponentially. Scientists are working around the clock for a cure.

invincibleirish

i always thought, and this is no disrespect to the gards on this thread, that gards always go out with other gards for the simple reason, that you know....they are gardai? i mean i know with my lifestyle, and with most of my friends and family(im not a scumbag dealer or wife beater or peadophile or anything,honestly!! ) that they couldnt go out with a gard because it would mean being more,how you say, alert on what i do, i dunno exactly what im trying to say but surely others would kinda know what im talking about?

dr.bollocko

Aye, we know what yer talking about.
**secret handshake initiation**

tallus

My sister is married to a guard and he works mad hours, it's a problem for her because she doesn't like being alone in the house and he frequently works nights.

ClockWorkOrange

invincibleirish wrote:

i always thought, and this is no disrespect to the gards on this thread, that gards always go out with other gards for the simple reason, that you know....they are gardai? i mean i know with my lifestyle, and with most of my friends and family(im not a scumbag dealer or wife beater or peadophile or anything,honestly!! ) that they couldnt go out with a gard because it would mean being more,how you say, alert on what i do, i dunno exactly what im trying to say but surely others would kinda know what im talking about?

420?

Guards are odd man, what the hell do they do to them in Templemore..? I know one and he is the biggest thug ive ever met ..borderline mental case...

Tar.Aldarion

Would a guard arrest their own spouse, I wonder how serious a thing you would have to do to get them to turn you over...


Perks: Handcuffs, I hate buying my own.

invincibleirish

invincibleirish wrote:

i always thought, and this is no disrespect to the gards on this thread, that gards always go out with other gards for the simple reason, that you know....they are gardai? i mean i know with my lifestyle, and with most of my friends and family(im not a scumbag dealer or wife beater or peadophile or anything,honestly!! ) that they couldnt go out with a gard because it would mean being more,how you say, alert on what i do, i dunno exactly what im trying to say but surely others would kinda know what im talking about?

Just like people who are in the same firm go out with people in the same firm, it is usually to do with a mutual interest in something.

Wishbone Ash

Myth wrote:

it is usually to do with a mutual interest in something.

Generally it is because the met through work. Teachers married to teachers, Nurses married to nurses, airport staff married to other airport staff etc.

ClockWorkOrange

Myth wrote:

Just like people who are in the same firm go out with people in the same firm, it is usually to do with a mutual interest in something.

Mutual interest in Having a pole up their ass and enjoying police brutality?? Makes sense actually

ClockWorkOrange

ClockWorkOrange wrote:

Mutual interest in Having a pole up their ass and enjoying police brutality?? Makes sense actually

The mutual interest can involve money

upthere

It's a great marriage for a shallow Irish girl, "ah he's a fine gard, and Im a nurse sur and me father has land".
Materialistic match, and the kids are always obnoxious and in the no name club and are always more popular than better lookin people.

Scraggs

faceman wrote:

Has anyone going out with/married to/engaged to/previous going out with a garda?

Im curious to the perks or downsides?

I know of someone¬_¬ who had a bit of a thing with a garda a year or two ago. A fortnight after it ended the girl in question went to the station to get her age card form signed.:rolleyes:

Chucky the tree

Scraggs wrote:

I know of someone¬_¬ who had a bit of a thing with a garda a year or two ago. A fortnight after it ended the girl in question went to the station to get her age card form signed.:rolleyes:

Was he the garda in recepition you had to present the form too?

muffler

The Gardai in Donegal dont have time for relations because they are too busy..................doing other things

Ro: maaan!

I assumed this whole thread would be full of people saying that you couldn't do drugs and whatnot. I don't think I do anything too illegal, but I know people who just wouldn't want to hang around with gardaí.

muffler

Like Hector?

upthere

The "Gardai" are corrupt, opinionated and a real symbol of authority in this country a shame! Just like English v Irish fight tonight on RTE, Irish were the only ones booing the opponents anthem, sign of bias and lack of respect for onself.!

Rb

It feels as if this thread has been done before - complete with the handcuff references too! Am I the only one who's experiencing a bit of deja vu?

jesus_thats_gre

muffler wrote:

The Gardai in Donegal dont have time for relations because they are too busy..................doing other things

Yes the Gardai in Donegal are corrupt.. Sure why not extend that to every Garda in the North West of the country..

upthere wrote:

The "Gardai" are corrupt, opinionated and a real symbol of authority in this country a shame! Just like English v Irish fight tonight on RTE, Irish were the only ones booing the opponents anthem, sign of bias and lack of respect for onself.!

Ah the typical Irish reponse. The Gardai are opiniated, yes this is correct. However, they tend to have a considerably better understanding of what actually goes on in this country compared to the 28 year old tosser who sits on forums 7 days a week bitching about **** they know nothing about. Give it a fooking break will you. They are not all corrupt. A very small minority of them are.

A number of my friends are Gardai and every single one of them are hard workers who are passionate about tackling crime in this country. Unfortunately, as a force, they are under-funded, badly managed and constrained by the outdated and backward lawss that exist in this country. As a result, a portion of the force have effectively thrown in the towel after seeing hundreds of arrests dismissed by some dimwit judge and being unfairly criticised by the public they try their best to protect.

tallus

upthere wrote:

It's a great marriage for a shallow Irish girl, "ah he's a fine gard, and Im a nurse sur and me father has land".
Materialistic match, and the kids are always obnoxious and in the no name club and are always more popular than better lookin people.

My sis is married to a garda, she's not shallow my dad doesn't have land and she doesn't have kids. They aren't matched materistically. so ...
yer ma tbh

muffler

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

A number of my friends are Gardai and every single one of them are hard workers who are passionate about tackling crime in this country............ after seeing hundreds of arrests dismissed by some dimwit judge and being unfairly criticised by the public they try their best to protect.

Yes I see what you mean alright - judge Brian Curtin springs to mind- the Gardai couldn't even read the time or date on the search warrant

Sofaspud

rb_ie wrote:

It feels as if this thread has been done before - complete with the handcuff references too! Am I the only one who's experiencing a bit of deja vu?

It's After Hours. It's all been done before. Even this comment.

OFDM

It feels as if this thread has been done before - complete with the handcuff references too! Am I the only one who's experiencing a bit of deja vu?

TheNog

perks:

none really. u may get more respect from other gardai if they know u (unless u've broken a law and a serious one at that)
when they go out, they have great craic
members make great friends. most say that u will make friends for life no matter where they are stationed.
brilliant medical cover, credit unions, insurance discounts etc.
excellent personal protection


downside:

shift work which is not the worst,
a garda who has difficulty dealing with a particular incident they witnessed such as a suicide, fatal traffic accident etc.
idiots who slag u off cos u go out with a garda

Savman

Has anyone going out with/married to/engaged to/previous going out with a garda?

Im curious to the perks or downsides?

l3rian

i smell bacon

Nala

I'd love to go out with a garda, the power!!!!!!
And the uniform!!!!!!

BarryM3

Downside - - They're a guard, I wouldn't willingly talk to a guard never mind go out with one.

Breed of their own, let them keep to themselves I say, eventually they will all end up cross bred and that might neutralise the genetic mutation they've all already got!

Wishbone Ash

BarryM3 wrote:

Downside - - They're a guard, I wouldn't willingly talk to a guard never mind go out with one.

Breed of their own, let them keep to themselves I say, eventually they will all end up cross bred and that might neutralise the genetic mutation they've all already got!

It seems that you are a bit crossbred yourself BarryM3. :rolleyes:

BarryM3

Cause I have an opinion that differs from yours and inject a bit of humour!!??

I have an opinion for a reason, I didn't wake up one day and dislike the guards...They(as a force) have given me plenty of cause to dislike them.

Wishbone Ash

BarryM3 wrote:

They(as a force) have given me plenty of cause to dislike them.

I wonder why? :rolleyes:

BarryM3

I bet ya do....

Heres a quik synopsis.

Father car gets robbed, guards have to be told where it is - they tell us its in too dangerous an estate for them to retrieve, and they tell us that we could try get it ourselves!!

I go as a state witness to a Rd Traffic Accident against a complete scum bag... Said scumbag then beats me up in local shop, on camera - we furnish guards with the tape... still waiting to hear from them.

A couple of guys try robbing stuff from my quiet rural house, they get disturbed - we give guards the reg number - still waiting...

Couple this to me having the audasity to drive nice cars and suffer endless abuse by said gardai and you will get some of the answer to your question!!!

I've no problem with police forces, but whatever they teach the gardai in Templemore is damaging the force as a whole!!

SO DONT DATE ONE

Anyway - this is going way off topic.. The OP asked a question and I'm giving my view...Apologioes that its not what some people migt like to hear.

Wishbone Ash

BarryM3 wrote:

they tell us its in too dangerous an estate for them to retrieve, and they tell us that we could try get it ourselves!

I'm open to correction but when did the Gardai start to retrieve stolen cars? Would that not be a matter for an insurance company.

I go as a state witness to a Rd Traffic Accident against a complete scum bag... Said scumbag then beats me up in local shop, on camera - we furnish guards with the tape... still waiting to hear from them.

Fair enough but there may be more to it than that.

they get disturbed - we give guards the reg number - still waiting...

Getting a reg number doesn't necessarily mean anything. It could be a made up number or the car may have been stolen. If stolen, it will only give the Gardai the identity of the registered owner.

Couple this to me having the audasity to drive nice cars and suffer endless abuse by said gardai

Contravening various sections of the Road Traffic Act in the M3(?) .

I've no problem with police forces, but whatever they teach the gardai in Templemore is damaging the force as a whole!!

In fairness Barry, you can't tar all the Gardai in the country with the same brush. I know lots of Gardai and I deal with many more through work. The vast majority are decent lads/ladies and always approachable. Even at checkpoints (which are a daily occurance in my area) I always find them to be polite and courteous. If I had to deal with the amount of skangers that they have to, I'd be much more disparaging.