Gardai across Donegal and the rest of the country will don new uniforms from today.
Over 13,000 gardaí will in future wear polo shirts, two-tone soft shell and waterproof jackets and operational trousers.
Out go the shorts and ties while the new uniform will also be clearly badged with the Garda crest for the first time.
However, members will continue to wear the distinctive Garda peaked cap.
The new uniforms were delivered to stations all over the country from February.
The new uniform is a two-tone hi-viz yellow and dark blue soft shell and waterproof jacket which will replace the current fleece, a blue polo shirt to replace the shirt and tie, base layers and operational trousers to include pockets as in cargo pants.
The uniform for senior officers, from Superintendent up to Commissioner, remains the same.
This is only the third time in its 100-year history that gardaí have formally upgraded their uniform.
