A total of 198 new Gardaí have graduated from the Garda Training College, in Templemore, Co. Tipperary today. This graduation saw the largest number of graduates since the moratorium on recruitment was lifted three years ago.
Of the 56 ladies and 142 gentlemen who graduated; nine of which were Co. Tipperary natives; five (One female and four males) will be stationed at Thurles Garda Station.
The majority of these new graduates; numbering 84, will be posted to Dublin, while the remainder will be posted to counties in the various other regional Divisions.
Garda membership is expected to rise to a total of 13,500 members by the end of this year; an increase of over 500 personnel, when compared with 2016.
BADLY NEEDED.