Garda recruitment campaign launching 6 February

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan today announced the 2025 Garda recruitment campaign. The campaign will open for applications on 6 February and run for 3 weeks.

The provision of more than €2.48 billion in Budget 2025 will support the recruitment of new Garda members, Garda staff and Garda Reserves. The Programme for Government also commits to providing funding to recruit at least 5,000 new Gardaí over the next five years.

Minister O’Callaghan said:

“I am delighted to have been appointed as Minister for Justice. A particular priority for me - and a key deliverable in our Programme for Government – is growing the size of An Garda Síochána, so that we can get more gardaí on the ground in our communities.

“This new recruitment campaign will open on 6 February and will be open for applications for three weeks. As the tagline says, ‘it’s a job worth doing’ and I hope that as many people as possible will think about the opportunities that a career in An Garda Síochána presents and consider applying.”

The Programme for Government outlines a number of measures intended to strengthen An Garda Síochána, expand the organisation’s resources, and modernise support to tackle crime. These include a reform of the Garda recruitment and training processes to increase capacity; examining the introduction of an accelerated graduate entry programme to An Garda Síochána; and implementation of a new Garda Capital Plan to deliver modern, well-equipped Garda stations across the country.

Prospective candidates should register an account on the Public Jobs website where they will then be able to apply when the campaign goes live on 6 February.