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Fancy wearing the blue? The Garda Reserve is taking on 300 more recruits

It’s part of a plan to increase the size of both the reserve and regular garda forces.

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Mar 23rd 2017, 6:10 AM

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A big recruitment drive in the Irish Defence Forces has already closed

Nearly half of the places have been filled this year.

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Aug 6th 2016, 7:30 AM

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Opinion: US policing culture is growing increasingly violent – so where will it end?

Adjusting for the disparity in population, citizens in Britain – another country with armed police – are around 100 times less likely to be shot by a police officer than Americans.

Dec 4th 2014, 8:00 AM