Sit-ups and push-ups to be removed from garda fitness tests162 out of 520 candidates did not pass the fitness test last year.
newsLatest Garda recruitment drive on the beatThe career has been described as "exciting, challenging and rewarding".
Most Garda divisions had fewer frontline officers last year, figures showOfficial figures show 12 of the country’s 22 Garda divisions experienced a decrease in the number of gardaí over the course of 2024.
