One of the reasons Donegal senior footballer Shaun Patton joined An Garda Síochána was because he was interested in a career with variety, and his advice for anyone thinking about joining is to go for it. “I would never have seen myself as sitting in an office full time…you’re dealing with people that are in a bad situation and being able to be a positive impact in their life as best as you can, is the best part about the job.” The Garda Trainee Recruitment Competition is open now, and runs unti

The An Garda Síochána Garda Trainee Recruitment Competition is open until 3pm on Thursday 9 October. Prospective candidates are being urged to consider the benefits that come with a career in An Garda Síochána. Candidates get paid €354 per week during training, graduate with a Level 7 degree and start on a salary of €38,694 – before allowances and overtime. See more below⤵️ You must have attained the age of 18 and be no more than the age of 49 by the end of the application deadline. Apply on htt

The latest Garda recruitment competition is now live! Interested candidates have just three weeks to apply - until 3pm on Thursday 9 October, 2025. At this week’s launch, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly said that: "Speaking from my own experience, I believe strongly that very few other jobs provide the same opportunities or variety in terms of a career. The work does test you at times, but it is honourable work, it is work with real purpose and meaning. "It is a job that contributes to society a

An Garda Síochána continues to investigate all the circumstances of the serious Public Disorder which took place over the 21st and 22nd October 2025 in Saggart, Co. Dublin. Investigators from the Dublin Metropolitan Region West, supported by the Dublin Crime Response Team, have carried out further searches and arrested two individuals as part of this investigation. The two men, a male juvenile in his teens and a man in his 40s, are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act,

From midnight 7th October An Garda Síochána will be recommencing operations nationwide in respect to policing of Covid-19 at level 3 of the government plan. #Covid19 #HoldFirm | An Garda Síochána