2021 Applicants - Merit List

I’m 460-480 on ML and got the email

Can see some more phone calls going out in next month if more people are being progressed to next stages 🤞

No email received here…brb crying 😂😂

@Boneyard2002 whats your ML position mate?

I think we might be surprised, I think it's only be a few months before we get to managed stages

With the speed things are going with two batches progressed to managed stages in 2 months, we’ll all be Peelers yet and sooner than we thought at Christmas 🚔

The media word it in such a way, that it sparks controversy. They've always done it

I agree. FOI says “no plans at present” not that it’s confirmed there will be no campaign this year. Even when this campaign is exhausted, the service will still be understaffed by hundreds. Also, this campaign was launched when the 2020 campaign was still progressing through managed stages so wouldn’t be surprised if they did it again.

All news around it is quite ambiguous at the minute.

You get a familiarisation session where you can try every part of the course, but not at once. same thing on the day.

You get one run at it and if you fail you’ll find out in your envelope when you get out of the station and can repeat in I think 12 weeks? But if you do have to repeat you can attend support sessions.

I did mine back in may. I found it deceptively hard but manageable, if you are already in anyway fit you’ll more than likely pass.

try everything you can to identify where you might struggle, if you’re short the wall is a bit of a struggle but if you’re over 6 foot you can effectively vault it without having to use the foot holds. Try not to go full pelt on your first lap because the second will be hell and you need more in the tank for the rest. I made that mistake and ended up hitting obstacles and had to do 6 or 7 redos of the obstacles.

for the training I’d recommend doing stuff like AMRAPs with running mixed in to get used to performing while you’re tired. I did 20 minute amraps of 400m runs, 20 snatches or squats and 10 press ups often to prepare. It is slightly daunting but it’s perfectly doable, good luck!

Only a net loss of 18 officers last month, a lot less compared to that of previous months. Things definitely seem to be improving now.

could you possibly send link to full document please?

Where exactly does it say there will be a 2024 recruitment campaign? 🤔

😂😂

No. You are stating there will be a 24 campaign, and went to the effort to include a print screen? Maybe I’m just missing where it say that?

I don’t think anyone doubts the intentions to ramp up recruitment. At the end of the day about 600 from our campaign will get in and that wouldn’t even take current numbers to 7000, not even taking into account natural wastage from current numbers in that time.

A new campaign was inevitable; it’s just a matter of when. To me, that FOI from DOJ states a bid was received. That can’t be considered until a budget is set and that won’t be until April most likely. Add on top of that the extensive PR campaign that needs to be planned and implemented (no one remember the Make It A Career posters, the Instagram Q&A or the All-Ireland programme saga?).

Initial discussion was around the media reporting a new campaign will begin in APRIL 2024. It’s March 1, we have an FOI from this week confirming nothing is planned currently, and to put the rest into motion (including in the slow-moving bureaucracy of public sector), even if that bid is approved I don’t see it happening for the next 6 months at least. Though I’d be glad to be wrong.