Garda Recruitment - Stage 5

ann.lewis

misshopeful1 wrote: »

Patience should have been listed as one of those 6 competencies... seriously. I'm so over the lack of information and apparent disorganisation of this entire campaign. I hope to god they let us know before the weekend!!! :-/

Bit of a nightmare alright... imagine being on the last waiting list

Although its all prep for waiting around. You could be stationed in a station that has a few embassies and you might have to do a post on them. Or the dail. Or the Aras. I guess its all part of the job. Waiting..... waiting..... tick tock tick tock

WilcoOut

This thread should be renamed 'LIMBO'



Painful limbo

Rothmans

Hopefully we will know soon enough.
By the sounds of things, HR are ready to go, they're just waiting on a final decision re the date. That's pretty much all we know. Also, they're bringing a second tranche through to stage 3, which means that they must be expecting a move very soon.

misshopeful1

misshopeful1 wrote: »

If i was a betting woman... i'd put my money on Friday week, the 11th, for the results. Earlier would be class, but doubtful.

Hopefully my prediction will come true! :-)

Shifty13

misshopeful1 wrote: »

Hopefully my prediction will come true! :-)

I hope it does too

WilcoOut

misshopeful1 wrote: »

Hopefully my prediction will come true! :-)

Would be far from a prediction

would be a dream come true ha!

Scouser

I hope today is the day

I need a friday feeling!

thedirtydevil

Scouser wrote: »

I hope today is the day

I need a friday feeling!

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/garda-numbersclose-to-critical-level-275105.html

Well it looks like an August intake now at best!

galalala123

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/claim-that-cuts-have-not-hit-policing-disputed-1.1862231
And another article.

WilcoOut

A date in august would be nice

Blaireness

galalala123 wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/claim-that-cuts-have-not-hit-policing-disputed-1.1862231
And another article.

Have people even been formally offered places?!

Shifty13

Blaireness wrote: »

Have people even been formally offered places?!

No, i think he got some wrong info there.

misshopeful1

Blaireness wrote: »

Have people even been formally offered places?!

Exactly! I wouldn't read too much in to Irish Press releases, tbh. They're probably getting half their hearsay notions from reading this forum! :-P

WilcoOut

Shifty13 wrote: »

No, i think he got some wrong info there.

Broadsheets are as bad as the tabloid rags these days

misshopeful1

Come on Commissioner O'Sullivan... give the go ahead already and put us out of our misery!!! :-/

fitzzbill

Even just tell us what's going on like!!

King Ludvig

Rang HRM today. Story remains the same, they don't know themselves if July 21st is going to happen, waiting on word from above.

Dont be expecting an email today anyway folks by the looks of things.

misshopeful1

King Ludvig wrote: »

Rang HRM today. Story remains the same, they don't know themselves if July 21st is going to happen, waiting on word from above.

Dont be expecting an email today anyway folks by the looks of things.

So disappointing :-(

Scouser

misshopeful1 wrote: »

So disappointing :-(

completely and utterly

Rothmans

misshopeful1 wrote: »

So disappointing :-(

Ah sure we might get a pleasant surprise yet!

20times

I cant imagine it being left any longer than today...

almeraguy

20times wrote: »

I cant imagine it being left any longer than today...

I hope you're right. Just knowing the start date, whatever it may be, would be a weight off of the mind.

Scouser

almeraguy wrote: »

I hope you're right. Just knowing the start date, whatever it may be, would be a weight off of the mind.

agreed , get things organised and in place for the big move!

Lojak

Are all the backround checkes back and cleared ? Or is there any way of finding out?

Shifty13

Id say we should start looking at the possibility of starting the 4th, 11th or 18th of August, because there is no way its going to be the 21st!

Rothmans

Shifty13 wrote: »

Id say we should start looking at the possibility of starting the 4th, 11th or 18th of August, because there is no way its going to be the 21st!

Or September! Not too pushed on the date. I just want to get a date!!

20times

Another week, still no updates

WilcoOut

We're in for a long wait

i can feel it

almeraguy

WilcoOut wrote: »

We're in for a long wait

i can feel it

I think you're right.

Dongaz

Word coming from college is instructors only been given jobs in college this week. It will take weeks to train them for the course. Most of the kitchen staff and cleaning staff are on leave in august.

It could be September or October by the time the college is ready.

hopeful8

Sergeants list out today, those transferring to the college starting on the 2nd of September, bullsh***r indeed!

galalala123

Thats probably when we'll start too they'll probably have to train them in until then.

Rothmans

hopeful8 wrote: »

Sergeants list out today, those transferring to the college starting on the 2nd of September, bullsh***r indeed!

Sorry, I'm a bit ignorant. What are the implications for us on this one?

wideasagate

Rothmans wrote: »

Sorry, I'm a bit ignorant. What are the implications for us on this one?

Cause they'll be the ones to train us so they'll have to be there first.

I wonder would they need to be down there to get trained for a few weeks before we arrive?

galalala123

wideasagate wrote: »

Cause they'll be the ones to train us so they'll have to be there first.

I wonder would they need to be down there to get trained for a few weeks before we arrive?

100% They will because most of them have never worked as instructors and its a new training programme.

King Ludvig

I can understand the funding issue but if the plan was the 21st how can they still not have trained the trainers? It's not like it was something unforeseen or unexpected??

I'd say the intake could be put back until AGS gets it's supplementary budget. The waiting game continues but at least we're on the panel

Shifty13

King Ludvig wrote: »

I can understand the funding issue but if the plan was the 21st how can they still not have trained the trainers? It's not like it was something unforeseen or unexpected??

I'd say the intake could be put back until AGS gets it's supplementary budget. The waiting game continues but at least we're on the panel

When are they expected to get the supplementary budget?

King Ludvig

Don't think there's any date set, but before the current budget runs out entirely you'd hope!

Carroller

Early September for start date seems most likely now. Suits me to the ground but would still like the confirmation email.

ann.lewis

Carroller wrote: »

Early September for start date seems most likely now. Suits me to the ground but would still like the confirmation email.

How's the knee Carroller?

Carroller

ann.lewis wrote: »

How's the knee Carroller?

Better than I thought. Partial tear of the cruciate but no surgery needed and back running in 5 weeks. So I'm happy for the delay thanks for asking

ann.lewis

Carroller wrote: »

Better than I thought. Partial tear of the cruciate but no surgery needed and back running in 5 weeks. So I'm happy for the delay thanks for asking

Well that's not so bad. Good news. Good stuff

wideasagate

Would love if we heard now. My job aren't a bad lot and i'd love to give them official notice!

Rothmans

wideasagate wrote: »

Would love if we heard now. My job aren't a bad lot and i'd love to give them official notice!

I think that we could easily hear this week tbh!

wideasagate

Rothmans wrote: »

I think that we could easily hear this week tbh!

Any granny's lighting candles?!

Rothmans

wideasagate wrote: »

Any granny's lighting candles?!

They've been lighting them the whole campaign for me :P

wideasagate

Rothmans wrote: »

They've been lighting them the whole campaign for me :P

Same with my mother in law but I think she gave up after the physical! If I don't get in I'm going for divorce and I'll take half the farm in revenge for her giving up!

Rothmans

wideasagate wrote: »

Same with my mother in law but I think she gave up after the physical! If I don't get in I'm going for divorce and I'll take half the farm in revenge for her giving up!

Sure we're already in tbh. Just one more formality to go through

Ron DMC

Is there anything to be said for another mass?

Dongaz

Be a relief to get the official word on starting! Polly's can't wait!