More than 5,000 apply for garda trainee positions

Just over 5,000 people have applied as garda trainees, according to the Public Appointments Service. It is a significant drop on the last two competitions, with 16,700 applications last January and 23,000-plus applications in September 2014 — the first recruitment to the force since 2008.

More than 5,000 apply for garda trainee positions

It is not known what role, if any, the well-publicised low pay of garda graduates who start on a salary of €23,000 played in the drop in applications.

The service said numbers for the current competition, which closed last Thursday, were similar to pre-moratorium levels.

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