Denis Lehane: No Country for old gardaí

Raising the recruitment age to 50 gives old guys like me the chance to be TJ Hooker before we die

I wouldn't have the energy for all that running and jumping around Templemore. File Picture: Dan Linehan

I'm thinking of joining the guards. At a tad over 50, I might just squeeze in.

Shoving the recruitment age up to 50 was a masterstroke, for it gives old guys like me the chance to be TJ Hooker before we die.