College course to provide insights on life of a garda

Students are set to study car crashes, conflict resolution, and court sessions in an innovative college course designed to prepare them for life as a garda.

Former Kerry football star Aidan O’Mahony, who is a community garda in Tralee, is set to be a class tutor in the Pre-Garda Programme of Study unveiled yesterday.

The programme, which will be run at Kerry College of Further Education, is designed to give pupils a taste of life in the force before they decide to sign up for the Garda Training College in Templemore.