Garda Recruitment 2022/2023

After the pct and medical, is it just vetting then? Or are they still doing the second interview/meeting in your local station? Or has there been any mention of this

Hi all! I'm new here. I'm in Batch 2 and interviewed on Thursday 9th September. Wish I had've found these threads sooner as I feel a bit lousy after my interview. I prepared really well for it but I felt so nervous I'm not sure I performed to the best of my ability... the waiting is going to kill me! Anyway, I just wanted to say hi to everyone & wish you all the best of luck.

Also, is there a groupchat for batch 2 anyone know?

Thanks so much! Fingers crossed for you too! I will keep an eye out for any mention of a groupchat.

What did people struggle most with on thr interview? I found I didn't really have a precise specific example for one of the competencies just general ones and I felt I was raked over the coals a bit for that. Feel I might have fucked the whole thing tbh

What I was told is that if they butt in, with another question it’s just to help get the answer they want, basically to help you too. So don’t think too much into it. I was told my examples we’re fairly good now going into it and I done the garda ip course too and I still had them butt into my answers alot. You need 25 out of 50 per competency, so who knows, maybe in some of them you might of gotten high 40’s and then in the others high 20’s which covers ya to pass. Im worried too cause I know I done really strong in 4 of them, but then for resilience my 2 examples didn’t suit their questions, so I’m just hoping I’ve done enough to get over 25 in it, I’d try forget about it now until the results or we’ll drive ourselves nuts

Hey everyone does anyone know what the medical entails? :) Is it true they've started doing hair follicle tests instead of urine? 😂😂 Do they just do blood pressure, lung capacity etc? Thanks :)

Started it today, only done a small bit. Going to go at it properly next week and have it ready just incase because I know there is alot of information I’ll need to gather. Best to have it done and ready just incase, hey if it doesn’t work out with the interview atleast we’ll have all our aunt’s and uncles date of births😂

Anyone that's done the pct, did ye need doctors clearance to do this? Or anything of that ilk

@[Deleted User] Oh so they didn't carry out the hair during the medical? That's strange, thought they'd do everything at once 😂 deadly, that KS again for the information, seems like it should be a breeze :) best of luck in your future with the force :)

Minium 6/18 visual acuity in both eyes, if you're prescription is only -1.25 you should be ok for that I would guess.

As you said go to an optician and they'll easily tell you if you're good.

@[Deleted User] what does the GP letter have to contain ? Oh Mr. X is of sound mind and physically well ? Or is it a full on disclosure of all your medical history ?

Great post. On the bleep test, do they stop you when you have reached your required level or are you expected to run until.. well.. you cant anymore?

Hey guys, passed fitness just waiting on medical now but a bit confused over the bmi aspect. Like I’m over according to bmi but did well in the PCT test? Anyone any ideas how strict that is? Seems silly that you could pass fitness test but still be failed on BMI and if you are failed on bmi what happens then? Do you get to retest?

Are you over the BMI because you're fat or because you live in the gym? If it's the latter it won't be a problem (BMI is a very crude measurement anyway) if its the former I'd lay off the pies for a while just in case

great point from johnsmith98. just simply stop being fat and be as class as him.