Revealed: The number of new Gardaí allocated to NorthWestern Region

This morning 7th March 2025, 149 Gardaí were attested as sworn members of An Garda Síochána.

- 113 Male/ 36 Female (76% male, 24% female) 

- 19 Gardaí born outside the state – France, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, UK 

- 1 probationer was a former Reserve Gardaí 

These 149 newly sworn Gardaí will now take on operational responsibilities and will be allocated as follows:

- Dublin Region 98 

- Eastern Region 28 

- Southern Region 13 

- NorthWestern Region 10 

Strength of An Garda Síochána (10th March 2025):

- 14,295 Sworn Gardaí 

- 3,677 Garda Staff 

- 318 Garda Reserves 

A further 285 Garda recruits (intakes 243, 244) are currently undergoing the training programme at the Garda College. The next intake of Garda recruits (intake 252) is scheduled to enter the Garda College on Monday 10th March 2025 with over 200 Garda Trainees.

These newly attested 149 members of An Garda Síochána were recruited as part of the 2022/ 2023 recruitment campaigns.