Everything you need to know about Garda Recruitment
An Garda Síochána is the national police service of Ireland. Garda recruitment competitions are run in order for eligible candidates to apply to join the force as Garda Trainees. Garda recruitment competitions for the selection of Garda Trainees attract a very high number of applicants in every campaign. Accordingly, the selection process to become a Garda Trainee is competitive, with candidates required to undertake a range of relevant assessment tests and exercises over a number of selection stages.
2025 GARDA TRAINEE RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN OPENING FEBRUARY 6th!
Applications for the 2025 Garda recruitment campaign will open on February 6th on the Public Appointments Service website.
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The competitive selection process involves a number of stages including online aptitude tests (Stage 1), competency based interview (Stage 2), and a fitness test (Stage 3).
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