O'Callaghan: Garda fitness test 'tougher than neighbouring jurisdictions'
The Hard Shoulder · Newstalk
January 18, 20235m 22s
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Show Notes
Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has claimed the fitness test for people trying to join the Gardaí is too demanding – and said it was blocking the Garda recruitment drive.
Figures released to Deputy O’Callaghan show that one-in-six Garda applicants failed the fitness test last year – 55 candidates out of 315.
Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss…