The recruitment campaign for new members of An Garda Siochana opened today.
The government plans to recruit a total of 600 new recruits next year, bringing the total number of new recruits since the reopening of the garda training college in Templemore in September 2014 to 1,150.
At present, there are more than 500 trainee Gardaí studying for a BA in Applied Policing. Over 290 of these are attested and serving in local communities.
Applications must be made through www.publicjobs.ie. The closing date for applications is Tuesday, January 5th next.
