Thurles Garda Station is to hold an open night later this month to share information about the career opportunities in An Garda Siochana.
A Recruitment Campaign for An Garda Síochána is currently underway with a closing date for applications on publicjobs.ie of February 27th.
The Thurles open night will take place on February 21st at 7.30pm. Attendees will hear from a Trainee Garda on life in the Garda College in Templemore and useful information on the key points of the Public Appointments Commission when applying for the competition. A Garda and a Sergeant will also be available to answer any questions and offer important pointers that will assist applicants throughout the process.
Garda receive a training allowance of €354 per week while undertaking the 36-week training in Templemore and the maximum entry age has been increased to 50. The Programme for Government is committing to recruiting 5000 new Gardaí over the next five years.
