Eight newly sworn members of An Garda Síochána will be allocated to the north western region following their attestation today.
The passing out ceremony of intake 235 was held at Templemore this morning, with 108 Gardaí becoming sworn members of An Garda Síochána.
The northwestern region includes the entire west and north west, from Galway up as far as Donegal and including Louth.
The intake is 74% male, 26% female, with nine of the Gardaí born outside the state from Slovakia, Poland, Romania, India, Lithuania, and Ethiopia.
The 108 newly attested Gardaí bring to 818 the number of Probationer Gardaí attested since recruitment recommenced in 2022 following Covid-19 restrictions paused recruitment in 2020. The new Gardaí commenced their Garda training in December 2023 and have undertaken a blend of on-line learning, on-site learning in the Garda College, and experiential learning in training Garda stations.
A further 343 Garda recruits, 2 intakes, are currently undergoing the training programme at the Garda College.
The next intake of Garda recruits is scheduled to enter the Garda College on Monday 23rd September 2024.
