Garda station opening hours??

SecretBride

As the title says, how can I find out the times that there is somebody in Portarlington Garda station?? Need to get passport photos signed and the one in Monasterevin refused as I live in Port! Problem is, I have no idea when to find anyone in Port! Any ideas (other than to rob a bank to get them here of course!!)

BUBBLES1978

SecretBride wrote: »

As the title says, how can I find out the times that there is somebody in Portarlington Garda station?? Need to get passport photos signed and the one in Monasterevin refused as I live in Port! Problem is, I have no idea when to find anyone in Port! Any ideas (other than to rob a bank to get them here of course!!)

the rumour is they are there in the evenings after 8....this is fairly hit and miss though. i have to get a passport sorted too il have a look this evening il be passing that way

SecretBride

Just in case anyone needs this info for future....although when you telephone you are told the hours are 10-1 and 8-10 that actually aren't!!! Apparently it's rarely manned in the evenings at all and very hit and miss for the mornings....we got given three different sets of times and none of them are correct!

For passport stuff we were allowed to go to Portlaoise and they did it there for us....but that was AFTER we were told by Monasterevin that they would not sign the paperwork because we didn't live in Monasterevin and that we had to go to the station in our own town! Can't decide who is annoying me more at the moment, the guards, the passport process or the governnent and Ireland in general!!

BUBBLES1978

cheers secret bride, il be looking for them next week for a passport application so thats good to know

galljga1

I spent many an hour traveling between three garda stations in my vicinity while trying to get a passport renewal form completed etc. I eventually happened upon a garda leaving the station who was reluctant to re-enter said station and could not give me a time when somebody would be available. At that point, I said I would head into the regional garda station which was open 24/7. He did not seem to want me to do this and did re-enter the station and processed the form for me. This guy did not know me at all so it calls into question why this process is in place. For first time applicants, I can understand the reasoning behind this but for renewals, I cannot and if the guard in question does not know you how can s/he verify that you are actually the person you claim to be.

I wonder would it be easy to get a fake passport.

2011abc

SecretBride wrote: »

Any ideas (other than to rob a bank to get them here of course!!)

You might still be waiting hours if not days !