87 new Garda recruits passed out at the Garda College in Templemore earlier today.
This was first graduation ceremony of the year.
Of the new Gardai 77% male, and 23% female) newly sworn members of An Garda Síochána will bring the total number of sworn Gardaí to 13,949.
8 of the new recruits are being dispatched to the North West. 62 will be based in Dublin, 10 in the East and 7 in the South.
The Graduation Ceremony of Intake 221 of Probationer Gardaí means there are now 14,157 Gardaí in Ireland, with 89 in training at the moment.
These members of An Garda Síochána were the first members recruited as part of the 2022 recruitment campaign.
The new Gardaí commenced their Garda training in November 2022, and have undertaken a blend of on-line learning, on-site learning in the Garda College, and experiential learning in training Garda stations including stations in the North West.
These 87 newly sworn Gardaí will now take on operational responsibilities.
