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O'Callaghan: Garda fitness test 'tougher than neighbouring jurisdictions'

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has claimed the fitness test for people trying to join the Gardaí is too demanding – and said it was blocking the Garda recruitment drive. Figures released to Deputy O’Callaghan show that one-in-six Garda applicants...

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17.30 18 Jan 2023


O'Callaghan: Garda fitness test 'tougher than neighbouring jurisdictions'


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Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has claimed the fitness test for people trying to join the Gardaí is too demanding – and said it was blocking the Garda recruitment drive.

Figures released to Deputy O’Callaghan show that one-in-six Garda applicants failed the fitness test last year – 55 candidates out of 315.

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss…


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