Five new gardai from Offaly among latest graduatesFive people from Offaly became sworn members of An Garda Síochána at a graduation ceremony in Templemore recently. The new gardai were among a group of 167 who graduated during a formal ceremony at the Garda Training College on Friday, February 6. The new gardaí commenced their Garda training on June 9 2025 and have undertaken a blend of online learning, on-site learning in the Garda College, and experiential learning in training Garda stations. The next intake of Garda recruits of up to 215 Garda trainees, entered the Garda College on Monday of this week (February 9). As of February 6 2026, there are 14,564 sworn members of An Garda Síochána, 3,692 Garda staff, 308 Garda reserves and 625 Garda trainees.

Source: Irish Independent February 12, 2026 00:44 UTC