Garda Recruitment - Applying to join An Garda Siochana

keith101

becks4bucks wrote: »

hey lads - long time since i was here , made a big mistake last drive - got the apptitude but decided not to do the interview for various reasons. i hope to god there is a drive in feb as ill be 33 at the end of this year. should i pass the apptitude again do u reckon ill need a lot of explaining to do in the interview as to why i didnt attend the last interview.

I dont think they would make a big deal of it, tell the truth whatever your reasons were, even tell them that you were not sure if the job was right for you so you needed time the reacess your options, but now your adament you want to become a member, I should imagine they would appreciate your honesty,

silliegillie

Im assuimng that background checks are done when applying. So basically will past associations hinder your chances or recruitment. Maybe being a member of some political party in your youth be a cause of concern for some one who is now older and more mature wishing to join the Gardai.

TheNog

silliegillie wrote: »

Im assuimng that background checks are done when applying. So basically will past associations hinder your chances or recruitment. Maybe being a member of some political party in your youth be a cause of concern for some one who is now older and more mature wishing to join the Gardai.

It depends on what past associations you have. Being a member the youth side of a political party would not but remember you cannot be a member of any political party while a member of AGS. If however you were an association of a drug dealer or gang member then yes that would require more scrutiny of your personal background.

Ruairi88

[EMAIL="Li@mo"]Li@mo[/EMAIL], I hear what you are saying, and I understand it BUT the interview
is a once of and anyone with a good story to sell and sells the story to
the interview panel will have an excellent chance of obtaining a place on
in The Garda College, and this person or even people could be your
so-called "People who only want Job Security,posers" etc...
But would you not want Job security?. I do not doubt Integrity but Even
the Best, Honest, Loyal and most commited of People will seek job security!. It works both ways and unfortunately some people who are not
there for the Good of the organisation get accepted!.

Goodluck in Your Pursuit of Obtaining a Career with the Guards.

Ruairi88

BlueBell, my Friend Got called to train in The Garda College.He is due to start his
training on Feb the 2nd. do you have any idea to how big the "Back Log is"?. Now
when He was on the Phone to the person in Garda HQ they said there would be 3-4
more intakes this year.

Geri Boyle

Ive no idea how long the backlog is. I vaguely remember someone a while back saying there were 600 in the system waiting to get in.. How true that is I dont know I'm afraid. For argument sake lets say there was 600. Minus the 200 from Nov and feb intakes that will still leave 400 in the queue. Taking into account it takes about a year to get people through then they would have to start a campaign before May this year. This depends on them keeping the intakes as is and no more cutbacks but its ALL guesswork!

eroo

To give people an idea of the situation, I rang the Appointments Office not more than 20 mins ago and was told there weren't any campaigns planned, but they couldn't tell me if there would or would not be any this year. So just hold out for it folks...I'm hoping and praying for one in February or May, but it is out of our hands so alls we can do is be patient!!

jcogley7

Hi wondering if there is anyone out there that can guide me.

I am a 29 year old female who is really intereseted in joining the Garda. Applied for the garda reserve last june done the test passed and the interview with the panel and my local garda station and passed both phases but still have heard nothing. I am currently working in Finance which I HATE and have been wanting to get out of for a couple of years now, so want to apply for the Full time garda, but am very nervous about the appitude test (Not great and those things) any advise where I can get sample questions??

Also I have a mortgage and a car loan to look after so worried about if I pass all the phases that I will not be able to afford to Templemore on the study pay???

My cousin is currently just after getting in and how now just got her station and my other cousin has been in the police in london for the past couple of years, with family been in the force does this help? I would love to be a family liasion Officer so I know I have to start at the bottom and work up but that is my goal.:)

Can anyone advise me??? please

TheNog

jcogley7 wrote: »

Hi wondering if there is anyone out there that can guide me.

I am a 29 year old female who is really intereseted in joining the Garda. Applied for the garda reserve last june done the test passed and the interview with the panel and my local garda station and passed both phases but still have heard nothing. I am currently working in Finance which I HATE and have been wanting to get out of for a couple of years now, so want to apply for the Full time garda, but am very nervous about the appitude test (Not great and those things) any advise where I can get sample questions??

Have you contacted PAS in regard to your Reserve application?
There are a few organisations that provide courses to help you prepare for the recruitment stages. If you read through this thread you will find them handy enough.

jcogley7 wrote: »

Also I have a mortgage and a car loan to look after so worried about if I pass all the phases that I will not be able to afford to Templemore on the study pay???

Could you rent out rooms in your house? Would help greatly with the mortgage. You could also talk to your mortgage provider and let them know what you are doing. They could accommadate you.

jcogley7 wrote: »

My cousin is currently just after getting in and how now just got her station and my other cousin has been in the police in london for the past couple of years, with family been in the force does this help? I would love to be a family liasion Officer so I know I have to start at the bottom and work up but that is my goal.:)

Absolutely no harm in it at all

TheNog

TkdBen wrote: »

Does anyone actualy know if there's examinations comin up? my mate is just in his phase 2 now and was told that theres supposedly going to be a cutback on the intakes this year. But im hearing different everywhere I ask.
Its probably just a waiting game im sure, but is everyone else feeling a bit anxious? cause I know I am!:(

It was mentioned in the Policing Plan 2009 that 400 new recruits are planned this year. No one really knows if it will happen or not.

joanne30

Hey,
Is there anyone waiting for the next garda recruitment, Im hoping it theres going to be one this year.2009

joanne30

Hi, Im in the same boat as yourself, Im praying there going to recruit this year realy nervous they won't.

kevo0489

TkdBen wrote: »

Yeah cause im hearin from a few that theyre cuttin back and all this stuff, but a guy on this said in the policeplan 09 theyre planning to intake 400 still, which im guessin is for intakes so happy days if that happens!:D you going to the tests in February if their on then yeah?

I reckon there wont be a recruitment drive until late 2009 early 2010.
Most or nearly all of the 400 they are taken in are already in the system ie. waiting on medicals, physicals or just waiting for the call to go down to templemore. So if your not in the system i reckon your in for a long long wait.

Harolds+

I tried to join n 2000 but I missed the deadline by 2 days so I joined the Civil Service straight after and haven't looked back.

I wouldn't join them now if you paid me gold. They are a weird bunch and there is something animalistic about them

gerire

Harolds+ wrote: »

I tried to join n 2000 but I missed the deadline by 2 days so I joined the Civil Service straight after and haven't looked back.

I wouldn't join them now if you paid me gold. They are a weird bunch and there is something animalistic about them

A slight sweeping generalisation. NO!!

Every organisation especially one with 14k+ publicly observed members, it is possible that you are looking and only bad examples, I know many people in the service who would consider me as weird, and many I would but that you would nt; Its all personal perception.

As a civil servant you know that people do look slightly down/enviously on you with the whole, "Ah a civil servant, sure they do nothing and get paid loads for it", you should probably try and stick closer to your fellow civil servants who deal with people in the worst of scenarios

TheNog

Harolds+ wrote: »

I tried to join n 2000 but I missed the deadline by 2 days so I joined the Civil Service straight after and haven't looked back.

I wouldn't join them now if you paid me gold. They are a weird bunch and there is something animalistic about them

Harold+ warned for trolling. This is not AH

eroo

From now on, how about this...only post about updates on recruitment when you hear something official, rather than rumour and hearsay as it's helping no one folks!

joanne30

Im just wondering with the increase of crime lately,do you think this will have an effect on there intake this year 2009.

senordingdong

joanne30 wrote: »

Im just wondering with the increase of crime lately,do you think this will have an effect on there intake this year 2009.

You'd think wouldn't you.
Recessions usually result in an increase in crime, and in our country, a cut in law enforcement.

Harolds+

senordingdong wrote: »

You'd think wouldn't you.
Recessions usually result in an increase in crime, and in our country, a cut in law enforcement.

Emm with more access to money, there was more access to drink and drugs

Maybe drug lords will decrease the price of their toxins and Vintners and Off Licences decrease the price of their porter

TheNog

senordingdong wrote: »

You'd think wouldn't you.
Recessions usually result in an increase in crime, and in our country, a cut in law enforcement.

Very true. Have seen a rise in burglaries and thefts.

To give you all and idea in my district which is near Dublin we would maybe see 1-2 car chases in a month. Most would come down from Dublin city. Last week alone we had four cars fail to stop of our cars. This week there was one.

And its only gonna get worse

senordingdong

Harolds+ wrote: »

Emm with more access to money, there was more access to drink and drugs

Maybe drug lords will decrease the price of their toxins and Vintners and Off Licences decrease the price of their porter

Organised crime can take advantage of the situation, yes.

And with less money going around, more people will turn to crime.

senordingdong

TkdBen wrote: »

Would an increase in government tax (which is fed into funding emergency services etc.) not result in a similar if not greater reserve in capital to fund the law enforcement sector, balancing it out?

It should, but keep in mind our govt. would rather spend this on themselves and things that benefit high fliers like them.

TheNog

TkdBen wrote: »

Would an increase in government tax (which is fed into funding emergency services etc.) not result in a similar if not greater reserve in capital to fund the law enforcement sector, balancing it out?

I reckon more money will be pumped into the Reserves but tbh what is that going to solve? There are not many burglaries during the weekend cos they are out themselves and the Reserves usually only work the weekend nights themselves cos they work a 9-5 Monday-Friday job. It probably would mean a rise in public order and S49 arrests (which is good) but thats all.

Harolds+

senordingdong wrote: »

It should, but keep in mind our govt. would rather spend this on themselves and things that benefit high fliers like them.

Money would be better spent on sniffer dogs in the Ports or the Army.

Instead we have Garda Cars looking cool escorting Brinks vans when the Army are doing that already.

joanne30

Hey,
No matter how much we give out about our goverment I dont think there going to change. In England when the police obtain drug money or property, they pump it back in to there police force. May be if the gardai could keep the money from drug lords they could put it back into Garda training. Wishfull thinking....

joanne30

As we speak the money recovered from crimnals, the goverment pump back into public moneys.

joanne30

I just wish they would pump it back in to training. I realy hoping they recruit this year.

joanne30

I had all intention of applying last year, made the appointment for test and had to cancel. Im just hoping I dont regret it

senordingdong

TheNog wrote: »

I reckon more money will be pumped into the Reserves but tbh what is that going to solve? There are not many burglaries during the weekend cos they are out themselves and the Reserves usually only work the weekend nights themselves cos they work a 9-5 Monday-Friday job. It probably would mean a rise in public order and S49 arrests (which is good) but thats all.

And after a few months of the arrest, and alot of money and time wasting in the courts, the offenders of those offences probably won't get prosecuted.

Hurrah!

Harolds+

Well crime pays

Just ask the solicitors in the Golden Pages!

Geansai

eroo wrote: »

From now on, how about this...only post about updates on recruitment when you hear something official, rather than rumour and hearsay as it's helping no one folks!

To be fair, this forum is built on rumours and hearsay!!! It's about people telling others what they heard or believe will happen.

If we all wanted to hear something official we'd look on the public jobs web-site, the garda website or even the dept of justice webiste.

Keep the rumours and hearsay coming I say!!!

Geri Boyle

That's very true, once information is given in good faith with the concession that it may or may not be true, and the information may or may not change.

eroo

Geansai wrote: »

To be fair, this forum is built on rumours and hearsay!!! It's about people telling others what they heard or believe will happen.

If we all wanted to hear something official we'd look on the public jobs web-site, the garda website or even the dept of justice webiste.

Keep the rumours and hearsay coming I say!!!

Well keep in mind there are people out there(myself included) who want reliable information, not rumours. This forum is not built on rumours and hearsay, it was built on experience..even if rumours and hearsay are commonplace it doesn't mean they help anyone.

kerry4sam

Geansai wrote: »

To be fair, this forum is built on rumours and hearsay!!! It's about people telling others what they heard or believe will happen.
If we all wanted to hear something official we'd look on the public jobs web-site, the garda website or even the dept of justice webiste.
Keep the rumours and hearsay coming I say!!!

In all fairness all you would have to do is to look at Page#1 of the Garda Recruitment Archived thread to know what you say is not completely true or even accurate. That thread along with these sectioned threads are set up and designed for people who have been there before and are willing and feel able to share their experience and expertise with those who have not and who wish to go through the process.

It is true that if people wanted to hear something official they look at your afore-mentioned websites but people look onto these threads to find that extra piece of knowledge and information that they feel could possibly help them in their own recruitment process.

You will always, with information websites like Boards.ie, always find people who will post information that they know to not be the entire truth; to be what they wish were the truth; what they want others to believe is the truth ... but not everyone!

It is to some extent about "It's about people telling others what they heard or believe will happen. " and their are some like myself who have only posted what they knew in good faith; what was the case at that point in time. Any ES member will tell you circumstances change and the budget will be allocated & changed as and when the need arises and resources are required. That will all impact on recruitment.

So to be fair this forum was not built on rumours and hearsay but it does play a role and always will, be it good; bad or indifferent

*okay rant over*

Geansai

Apologies,

I obviously didn't mean that items which are blatently wrong or misleading be posted, but it would also be wrong to wait to wait until a fully official announcement has to be made.

On a side note, even though alot of what has been said on this thread has, with hind-sight, turned out to be inaccurate, I have always found it helpful and inciteful.

joanne30

I don't mind either, the waiting is killing me. This helps....

i-digress

joanne30 wrote: »

I don't mind either, the waiting is killing me. This helps....

The waiting is killing me too...

Geri Boyle

Me four ...

eroo

Me. . .five!

i-digress

I'm kicking myself I didn't apply last year

Headshot

i-digress wrote: »

I'm kicking myself I didn't apply last year

i applied but i found out i needed Irish so i had to do my leaving cert irish again

i passed it with flying colours this time

imagine I could have a proper career by now only for ****ing Irish

i-digress

I finish college in may, so I thought I'd apply early this year to hopefully make the intake of November 2009 or early 2010...Ha!! Had I but known!

jason1983

hi guys,

new to this site and have to say quite alarmed after reading some of your posts. i decided the gardai was for me back in Sep 2008 and have registered on publicjobs.ie since. i dont think there is anymore we can do but wait, is there???
just to fill you in on what i heard....my friend heard from his local politician, who is pretty high up, that the gardai will not be advertising any new positions but will instead recruit from previous unsuccessful applicants. i was shocked but found this very hard to believe tbh. i have since been talking to a friend of the family who has been in the force for 25 yrs and asked him if he knew anything. he said they have to advertise to the public, doesnt know when it will be but reckons feb/march and that the numbers will be 400 max. i think we will all get to rapply and after that its everyone for themselves really!!
im not trying to spread rumours or anything, i want this as much as the rest of you. just thought id add what i have heard!

Mun23

Hi Guys!

God everyone must be so sick of the wait I myself failed the last time Nov 2007! Missed out on the May campagne because didnt get results til June! Anyway was told Sep/ Nov/ Jan and now people are sayin Feb. With the current economic downturn can u imagine the amount of applicants goin to apply this yr!!! Its goin to be a long wait, but if u really want it u will get there:) I cant wait and am praying to God it wil open soon and ill get there eventually!!! Recruitment campagne is a joke so hard but I suppose they want the best...

joanne30

The wait is very hard but in the end it will be worth it. It gives us a bit more time to prepare, considering the job situation in this country there will be thousands going for the same few places advertised. So from now on Im going to keep doing what Im doing reading, reading and more reading.
Has anyone done the 1 day course, if so how did they find it?

Mun23

Ya Joanne true alright gives us more time, but its just such a long process wil be 2010 before we get in thats if we are lucky! Im withered from the whole thing!!! Lets hope Feb

joanne30

I realy know that feeling, I'm thirty now so I realy need to get in this year the process takes so long. So thirty five isn't to far away.

i-digress

A February Recruitment Drive would be fantastic! Fingers and toes crossed!:D

joanne30

I agree february is such a nice month, so heres to hoping...