Call to change Garda Retirement and Recruitment Ages

There have been calls for changes to garda recruitment after figures revealed that 71 gardaí resigned from the force so far this year.

Figures accurate to the end of June also show a further 172 retired in the first six months of the year.

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has called for the policy of mandatory retirement at the age of 60 to be reconsidered.

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