In the most recent recruiting competition, An Garda Síochána received about 6,381 applications, reports Breaking News.
The previous Garda recruiting effort, which drew almost 5,000 applications, was only ten months ago.
Following the Government’s decision to raise the entrance age restriction to apply to become a Garda trainee from 35 to 50 years old, some 2,300 candidates were between the ages of 35 and 49, reports Breaking News.
Thirty-five to forty-nine percent (36.7%) of the candidates for the 2024 competition were in this age range.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris earlier stated that this campaign’s raising of the entrance age restriction to 50 gave persons who felt their moment had gone or were thinking about changing careers the chance to join An Garda Síochána.
A Garda spokesperson said: “This level of applications coming less than a year since the last competition coupled with the fact that more than 2,000 applicants were aged over 35 confirms that interest in becoming a Garda is still high and it’s a job worth doing,” reports Breaking News.
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