Gardaí spent €1.4m over three-year recruitment drive

A Garda passing out ceremony at Templemore. Some 5,000 people applied to become a member last year following 11,000 applications in 2022.

Gardaí spent more than €1.4m on recruitment advertisements over the past three years with ads on TV, radio, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok.

The spending proved remarkably effective with 5,000 people applying to become a member last year and a massive 11,000 applications in 2022.