Due to technical difficulties, the deadline of 3pm today (June 6th) to get applications in for the latest Garda Recruitment Campaign has been extended to mid-day on Thursday, June 7th.

This year, a high turnout of 5,000 applicants are expected. An Garda Síochána are seeking 800 new recruits.

For more information about the recruitment process and to apply online you can visit www.publicjobs.ie.

A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said:

“An Garda Síochána serves all of the community and would encourage everyone, and in particular, women, and those from diverse groups, to consider a career in policing. We recognise the importance of recruiting people from a wide cross section of the community so that we are representative of the increasingly diverse society we serve.

“There are six (6) informational videos available in Arabic, English, French, Irish, Italian, and Spanish on the Garda Facebook and Twitter pages.”