More than a third of 6,380 Garda applications were from 35-49 age group

Instructor Garda Orla O’Donnell monitors journalist Dyane Connor taking part in a fitness test during a recruitment campaign launch at the Garda training centre in Templemore, co Tipperary (PA)

More than a third of the 6,380 Garda recruitment applications were from people aged between 35 and 49, gardaí have confirmed.

Approximately 6,380 people applied to be a Garda under the latest recruitment drive to boost numbers in the force.