Two new gardai from Westmeath among latest graduatesTwo people from County Westmeath became sworn members of An Garda Síochána at a graduation ceremony in Templemore recently. 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. A further 410 Garda recruits are currently undergoing the training programme at the Garda College in Templemore. 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 11, 2026 22:47 UTC