194 new Gardaí and 17 Garda Reserves attest from Garda College
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- An t-eolas is déanaí: 14 Samhain 2025
- Taoiseach and Minister O’Callaghan welcome largest single attestation of new Gardaí since 2019
- Major allocations to Cork and Dublin to support high visibility policing
- 194 gardaí – 57 women and 137 men – and 17 Garda Reserves - 13 men and 4 women - will now be assigned to Garda divisions across the country
- Largest class of Garda recruits in a decade to enter the Garda College next week
Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan welcomed the attestation of 194 new gardaí and 17 Garda Reserves at a ceremony in the Garda College in Templemore today.
“It is a great honour to be here in Templemore today to witness the continued growth of An Garda Síochána and to welcome its newest members. Over a hundred years after it was first established, An Garda Síochána continues to thrive because it grows and adapts with the times.
We are in a unique and envied position in Ireland where trust between the public and the Gardaí is strong and where communities want to see more gardaí visible in their communities. That’s why we’ve committed strongly in the Programme for Government to strengthening An Garda Síochána over the next five years.
At its core, being a garda is about public service of the highest order. I want to wish our new gardaí the very best as they embark on their careers serving and protecting the people of Ireland.”
Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking at the Garda College
Today’s attestation will include a large allocation of probationer gardaí to Cork to support high visibility policing. From today’s group, 36 probationer gardaí will be assigned to Cork City Division. This brings the total of number probationer gardaí allocated to County Cork this year to 76, the largest since the Garda College re-opened in 2014.
Of the 194 attesting today, 137 are men and 57 are women. The new probationer gardaí will be assigned to Garda divisions across the country by the Garda Commissioner.
Of the new gardaí, 87 will be deployed across the Dublin Metropolitan Region, with 47 going to the Southern Region, 39 to the Eastern Region and 21 to North Western Region.
“My number one priority as Minister is to strengthen An Garda Síochána through increased recruitment. High visibility policing in our cities and communities is central to deterring crime and in making the public feel safe. I am fully supportive and welcome the Commissioner’s operational plan to further implement highly visibility policing. The class of 194 new Gardaí, the largest since 2019, and 17 Garda Reserves attesting today, will have an important role to play in conducting high visibility operations.
The number of applications to join An Garda Síochána this year, over 11,100 through two recruitment campaigns, demonstrates the strong interest in joining the organisation and in making a positive difference in our communities.
I am also extremely pleased that next week over 200 new Garda recruits will enter Templemore to commence their training. This will be the largest intake of Gardaí trainees in over a decade.”
Minister Jim O’Callaghan added