Garda recruitment

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<p>Garda numbers in Cork fell between 2016 and 2023, despite rapidly growing populations and the increasingly complex nature of crime.</p>

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Garda numbers fall in Cork stations as the population increases

Some stations had no gardaí at the end of last year

<p>There hasn't been a garda sergeant in Ballyvourney for several years.</p>

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Irish Examiner view: Garda resources

<p>Fianna Fáil justice spokesperson Jim O’Callaghan stated that 55 of 315 Garda recruit candidates failed the Garda fitness test, adding the test is too demanding compared to those in other countries. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins</p>

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Irish Examiner View: Focus for gardaí needs to be broadened

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Alarm as garda numbers drop for five consecutive months

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Arabic videos for Garda jobs a big hit

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Garda recruits tasked with building community links

We need 800 new gardaí just to match retirements and promotions, says superintendents' group

The head of the Association of Garda Superintendents says the force needs 800 new recruits a year, to keep up with the required modernisation programme.

Wed, 20 Apr, 2016

600 new gardaí to be recruited next year

Six hundred new gardaí will be recruited next year, bringing the total number of new recruits since September 2014 to 1,150.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

Latest recruitment announcement 'will not alleviate chronic shortage of gardaí'

The President of the AGSI said today that the latest round of garda recruitment will do little to ease pressures on the front line.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2015